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2023 Most Popular General Biology Master's Degree Schools in New York

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Finding the Best General Biology Master's Degree School for You

With 884 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general biology is the #27 most popular major in New York.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular General Biology Master's Degree Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 33 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Biology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Biology Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

New York University

New York, NY

Our 2023 rankings named New York University the most popular school in New York for general biology students working on their master’s degree. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Women make up 74% of the biology majors at the school.

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#2

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stony Brook University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.

Women make up 54% of the biology majors at the school.

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#3

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University at Buffalo helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general biology schools in New York. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a very large student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 43% are male.

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Out of the 33 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the # 4 spot on the list. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New York.

Of the 32 students majoring in biology at The Graduate Center, 28% are male and 72% are female.

Full General Biology at The Graduate Center, CUNY Report

#5

LIU Post

Brookville, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means LIU Post is a great place for general biology students working on their master’s degree. LIU Post is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Brookville.

Women make up 67% of the biology majors at the school.

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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the city of New York, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 52% of the biology majors at the school.

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Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree general biology programs. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 35% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 65% are male.

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#8

New York Medical College

Valhalla, NY

New York Medical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the suburb of Valhalla, New York Medical College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in biology at New York Medical College, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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#9

Hunter College

New York, NY

Hunter College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree general biology programs. Hunter is a very large public school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 17 students majoring in biology at Hunter, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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#10

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

Adelphi University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Adelphi is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Garden City.

Of the 15 students majoring in biology at Adelphi, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Best General Biology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Biology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 467
Maryland 129
New Jersey 346
District of Columbia 39
Delaware 27

General Biology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 3,221
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 2,488
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 2,290
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 1,964
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 1,922

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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