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2025 Best Biological & Physical Science Schools in New York

5 Colleges in New York
364 Biological Science Degrees Awarded
$33,793 Avg Early-Career Salary
Biological & Physical Science is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #38 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Biological & Physical Science Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 364 degrees in biological & physical science annually.

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Choosing a Great Biological & Physical Science School

Best Biological & Physical Science Schools in New York Your choice of biological & physical science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Biological & Physical Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Biological & Physical Science Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Biological Science
Master's Degrees in Biological Science

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Biological & Physical Science Schools in New York list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Biological & Physical Science in New York

The schools below may not offer all types of biological science degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top New York Schools in Biological Science

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In NY
56.3% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Cornell University if you want to pursue a degree in biological & physical science. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.

There were about 16 biological & physical science students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year.

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Bard College
Annandale-On-Hudson, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
77 Biological Science Degrees Awarded
$39,296 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Bard College if you wish to pursue a degree in biological & physical science. Located in the rural area of Annandale-On-Hudson, Bard is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 59th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 77 biological & physical science students who graduated with this degree at Bard in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the biological & physical science major at Bard College earn $5,503 more than the typical graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
40 Biological Science Degrees Awarded
30.0% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in biological & physical science needs to check out Fordham University. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Bronx. A Best Colleges rank of #67 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Fordham U is a great university overall.

There were roughly 40 biological & physical science students who graduated with this degree at Fordham U in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the biological science program earn around $29,958 in the first couple years of working.

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Hunter College
New York, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
65 Biological Science Degrees Awarded
4.6% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in biological & physical science has to take a look at Hunter College. Hunter is a very large public college located in the city of New York. This college ranks 30th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 65 biological & physical science students who graduated with this degree at Hunter in the most recent data year. Those biological & physical science students who get their degree from Hunter College earn $2,569 more than the average biological science student.

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Touro College
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
118 Biological Science Degrees Awarded
3.4% Growth in Graduates

Touro is a fairly large private not-for-profit college located in the large city of New York. This college ranks 77th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 118 biological & physical science students who graduated with this degree at Touro in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, biological science degree recipients generally earn about $15,051 at the beginning of their careers.

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Best Biological & Physical Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Biological & Physical Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 329
Maryland 279 73
New Jersey 273 374
District of Columbia 188 36

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One of 51 majors within the Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies area of study, Biological & Physical Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Biological Science Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Biological & Physical Sciences 364

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 899
Human Biology 635
Sustainability Science 432
Nutrition Science 366
Data Analytics 349
Behavioral Science 324
Science, Technology & Society 309
Interdisciplinary Studies 280
Data Science 198
Systems Theory 197

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