Biology Education at SUNY New Paltz

What traits are you looking for in a biology teacher education school? To help you decide if SUNY New Paltz is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biology teacher education program.

SUNY New Paltz is located in New Paltz, New York and has a total student population of 7,489.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biology Education section at the bottom of this page.

SUNY New Paltz Biology Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology Teacher Education
• Master’s Degree in Biology Teacher Education

SUNY New Paltz Biology Education Rankings

The biology teacher education major at SUNY New Paltz is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Biology Teacher Education Student Demographics at SUNY New Paltz

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology teacher education majors at SUNY New Paltz.

SUNY New Paltz Biology Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of biology teacher education bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 77% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biology teacher education bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from SUNY New Paltz with a bachelor's in biology teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SUNY New Paltz Biology Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of biology teacher education master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

Of the students who received a biology teacher education master's degree from SUNY New Paltz, 75% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the biology teacher education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from SUNY New Paltz with a master's in biology teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Physics Education
• Earth Science Teacher Education
• Chemistry Education
• Spanish Education
• Mathematics Education

Careers That Biology Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology teacher education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for SUNY New Paltz.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Middle School Teachers	39,950	$83,490
Education Professors	5,590	$88,580
Biological Science Professors	4,590	$102,800

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By crz4mets2 under License

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