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Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

If you are interested in studying biological and biomedical sciences, you may want to check out the program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

RPI is located in Troy, New York and has a total student population of 7,501. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received their master's degree in biological and biomedical sciences.

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

RPI Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  • Doctorate Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

RPI Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological and biomedical sciences, making the school the #180 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at RPI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

RPI Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

67% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 biological and biomedical sciences majors earned their master's degree from RPI. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women.

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Of the students who received a biological and biomedical sciences master's degree from RPI, 58% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the biological and biomedical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a master's in biological and biomedical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

If you plan to be a biological and biomedical sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology 14
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 6

Careers That Biological & Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological and biomedical 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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers 74,830 $85,300
Software Applications Developers 52,640 $116,830
Health Specialties Professors 22,170 $127,230
Medical Scientists 9,500 $95,170
Biological Science Professors 4,590 $102,800

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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