Biology Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York

What traits are you looking for in a biological sciences school? To help you decide if Columbia University in the City of New York is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biological sciences program.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and approximately 30,135 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biology Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Columbia Biology Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences
Master’s Degree in Biological Sciences

Columbia Biology Studies Rankings

There were 21 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological sciences, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological sciences majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia Biology Studies Master’s Program

67% Women

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of biological sciences master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biological sciences each year. Columbia does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a master's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

General Biomedical Sciences

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Biological Science Professors	4,590	$102,800
Natural Sciences Managers	1,360	$148,460
Biological Scientists	690	$89,000
Life Scientists	170	$77,970

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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