2024 Best Bioinformatics Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York

a bachelor's degree in bioinformatics is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #432 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for bioinformatics students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 68 bachelor's degrees in bioinformatics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to bioinformatics students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other bioinformatics students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized bioinformatics related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for bioinformatics students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Bioinformatics Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Bioinformatics Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Bioinformatics in New York

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in bioinformatics.

Top New York Schools for a Bachelor's in Bioinformatics

1

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY

13 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in bioinformatics has to look into Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Troy.More information about a bachelor’s in bioinformatics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

2

University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

1 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in bioinformatics needs to take a look at University at Buffalo. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in bioinformatics from University at Buffalo

2

Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Rochester Institute of Technology if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in bioinformatics. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester.More information about a bachelor’s in bioinformatics from Rochester Institute of Technology

Best Bioinformatics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Bioinformatics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	698	13
Maryland	370	9
New Jersey	351	3

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Bioinformatics Related Rankings by Major

Bioinformatics is one of 4 different types of Biomathematics & Bioinformatics programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Bioinformatics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biometry/Biometrics	34

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay. More about our data sources and methodologies.