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Biology Schools in Newark

Newark, NJ (population: 279,278) has four biology schools within its city limits. Rutgers University-Newark, the highest ranked school in the city with a biology program, has a total student population of 11,501. It is the 248th highest ranked school in the USA and the 8th highest in the state of New Jersey (#1 is Rutgers University-New Brunswick). To learn more about biology programs in Newark, ratemyprofessors.com has reviews of biology professors at Rutgers University such as Jonathan Adams, Ellen Belisle, April Benasich, Ann Cali, Cervantes Cervantes, and Erwin Chan.

Biology students from Newark schools who go on to become biologists, marine biologists, wildlife biologists, molecular biologists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 29,630 people working as biological scientists alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $69,430. Also, Zoologists and wildlife biologists make on average $60,670 per year and there are about 17,460 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Newark-Union-PA Metropolitan area alone, there are 30 employed zoologists and wildlife biologists earning an average salary of $67,480. Biological scientists in this area earn $65,290/yr and there are 270 employed.

Newark lies in Essex county, which is one of the 11 counties in New Jersey. Overall, the Newark-Union-PA Metropolitan area has 974,700 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1.6% unemployment rate, $25.36/hr average worker wage, and a $52,760 average annual salary. Thus, about 0.272 out of every 1000 jobs in Newark are held by biological scientists, and 0.036/1000 are held by zoologists and wildlife biologists.

Of the 4 biology schools in Newark, only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, New Jersey Institute of Technology comes out as the most expensive ($15,683/yr) for biology students, with Essex County College as the lowest, reported at only $3,641/yr.

Biology Programs in Newark

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

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