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Biotechnology Schools in New York

New York contains 20 schools that offer biotechnology programs. Columbia University in the City of New York, the highest-ranking biotechnology school in NY, has a total student population of 24,230 and is the 4th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 20 biotechnology schools in New York, only 8 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Long Island University-C W Post Campus comes out as the most expensive ($30,427/yr), with Genesee Community College as the lowest recorded at only $6,291/yr.

Biotechnology students from New York schools who go on to become biotechnologists, bioengineers, biomedical engineers, biophysicists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 166,860 people working as medical and clinical laboratory technologists alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $55,620. Also, Biochemists and biophysicists make on average $88,550 per year and there are about 22,860 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the New York alone, there are 1,460 employed biochemists and biophysicists earning an average yearly salary of $87,400. Medical and clinical laboratory technologists in this state earn $59,860/yr and there are 10,250 employed.

Also, within the biotechnology schools in New York, the average student population is 2,856 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1. Aside from biotechnology, there are 10195 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 3,318 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,933, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Biotechnology Programs in New York

Columbia University in the City of New York

Biotechnology

Levels offered: Masters

Rochester Institute of Technology

Biotechnology

Levels offered: Bachelors

Long Island University-C W Post Campus

Biotechnology

Levels offered: Masters

University at Buffalo

Biotechnology

Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Biotechnology

Levels offered: Bachelors

Polytechnic Institute of New York University

Biotechnology

Levels offered: Masters

New York Institute of Technology-Old Westbury

Biotechnology

Levels offered: Bachelors

Monroe Community College

Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician

Levels offered: Associates

Hudson Valley Community College

Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician

Levels offered: Associates

Finger Lakes Community College

Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician

Levels offered: Associates

Tompkins-Cortland Community College

Biotechnology

Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Genesee Community College

Biotechnology

Levels offered: Associates

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