by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Biotechnology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Biotechnology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at Syracuse University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in biotech, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Syracuse was ranked #33 on College Factual's Best Schools for biotech list. It is also ranked #4 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for Syracuse.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Syracuse paid an average of $2,363 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $53,432 | $53,432 |
| Fees | $1,656 | $1,656 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,564 | $1,564 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,356 | $16,356 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,806 | $1,806 |
Learn more about Syracuse tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Syracuse in Biotech walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 28% higher than the national average of $21,109.
The median early career salary of biotech students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Syracuse is $32,925 per year. That is 16% lower than the national average of $39,150.
Online degrees for the Syracuse biotech bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Syracuse Online Learning page.
Women made up around 82.4% of the biotech students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 57.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in biotech at Syracuse in 2019-2020, 35.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 45%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Biotechnology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biotechnology | 17 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to biotechnology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 116 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 18 |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 68 |
*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.
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