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General Biology at Stony Brook University

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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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 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.

SUNY Stony Brook General Biology Degrees Available

  • 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

54% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 50 students who earned a master's degree in General Biology from SUNY Stony Brook in 2020-2021, 46% were men and 54% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in biology each year. SUNY Stony Brook does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 17
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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