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Bioinformatics at Northeastern University

Bioinformatics at Northeastern University

Every bioinformatics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the bioinformatics program at Northeastern University stacks up to those at other schools.

Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 22,905.

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

Northeastern Bioinformatics Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Bioinformatics

Northeastern Bioinformatics Rankings

Bioinformatics Student Demographics at Northeastern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the bioinformatics majors at Northeastern University.

Northeastern Bioinformatics Master’s Program

58% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 42% of bioinformatics master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 12
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 24
International Students 20
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Careers That Bioinformatics Grads May Go Into

A degree in bioinformatics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Northeastern University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Software Applications Developers 29,110 $109,130
Computer Workers 11,190 $92,110
Computer and Information Research Scientists 720 $116,920

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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