General Biology at New York University

If you are interested in studying general biology, you may want to check out the program at New York University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NYU is located in New York, New York and approximately 52,775 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 274 students received their master's degree in biology.

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

NYU General Biology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Biology
• Doctorate Degree in Biology

Online Classes Are Available at NYU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

NYU does offer online education options in biology for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

NYU General Biology Rankings

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at NYU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at New York University.

NYU General Biology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 274 biology majors earned their master's degree from NYU. Of these graduates, 26% were men and 74% were women.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	56
Black or African American	35
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	63
International Students	67
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Related Majors

• Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
• Neurobiology & Neurosciences
• Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)
• Biotechnology

Careers That Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology 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 New York University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Medical Scientists	9,500	$95,170
Biological Science Professors	4,590	$102,800
Natural Sciences Managers	1,360	$148,460
Biological Scientists	690	$89,000

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
• Image Credit: By Cincin12 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.