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Ranked at #3 in College Factual's most recent rankings, MIT is in the top 1% of the country for biology students pursuing a bachelor's degree. It is also ranked #2 in Massachusetts.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Massachusetts Institute of Technology handed out 33 bachelor's degrees in general biology. This is a decrease of 6% over the previous year when 35 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in biology from MIT. This makes it the #342 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 29 students received their doctoral degrees in biology in 2021, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Biology majors who earn their bachelor's degree from MIT go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $46,373 a year. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is higher than the national average of $27,253 for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
The biology program at MIT awarded 33 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 30% of these degrees went to men with the other 70% going to women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in biology.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 16 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
White | 10 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 1 |
Other Races | 1 |
All of the 2 students who graduated with a Master’s in biology from MIT in 2021 were men.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a master's in biology.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 0 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 1 |
Other Races | 1 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 29 |
Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 13 |
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