General Biology at Stony Brook University

If you plan to study general biology, take a look at what Stony Brook University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SUNY Stony Brook is located in Stony Brook, New York and has a total student population of 26,782.

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.

SUNY Stony Brook General Biology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biology
Master’s Degree in Biology

SUNY Stony Brook General Biology Rankings

Biology Student Demographics at SUNY Stony Brook

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

SUNY Stony Brook General Biology Master’s Program

63% Women

48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of biology master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biology each year. SUNY Stony Brook does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	13
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology concentations are available at Stony Brook University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Stony Brook University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biomedical Sciences	55
Biology Studies	7

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 Stony Brook 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
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