A degree in bioinformatics is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #397 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for bioinformatics students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 143 degrees in bioinformatics to qualified students.
Your choice of bioinformatics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Bioinformatics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The bioinformatics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Bioinformatics Schools in New York.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the bioinformatics degree levels they offer.
Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in bioinformatics. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were approximately 35 bioinformatics students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.
New York University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in bioinformatics. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 23 bioinformatics students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in bioinformatics needs to take a look at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. RPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy. This school ranks 9th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 13 bioinformatics students who graduated with this degree at RPI in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Rochester Institute of Technology if you wish to pursue a degree in bioinformatics. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester. This school ranks 22nd out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 12 bioinformatics students who graduated with this degree at RIT in the most recent data year.
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).
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Your choice of bioinformatics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Bioinformatics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
