Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Rochester Institute of Technology

If you plan to study biological and biomedical sciences, take a look at what Rochester Institute of Technology has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

RIT is located in Rochester, New York and approximately 16,158 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 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.

RIT Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

RIT Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at RIT

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

RIT Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a master’s in biological and biomedical sciences from RIT in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in biological and biomedical sciences each year. RIT does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biological and biomedical sciences master's degree from RIT, 83% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	1
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 Rochester Institute of Technology. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	6

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Architecture & Related Services
• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Engineering Technologies

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 Rochester Institute of Technology.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Matthew D. Wilson (LtPowers) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.