Biology Education at SUNY Old Westbury

If you are interested in studying biology education, you may want to check out the program at SUNY Old Westbury. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SUNY Old Westbury is located in Old Westbury, New York and has a total student population of 5,007.

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 Old Westbury Biology Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Biology Teacher Education

SUNY Old Westbury Biology Education Rankings

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In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in biology teacher education from SUNY Old Westbury. This makes it the #21 most popular school for biology teacher education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Biology Teacher Education Student Demographics at SUNY Old Westbury

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

SUNY Old Westbury Biology Education Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who graduated with a master’s in biology teacher education from SUNY Old Westbury in 2021, 67% were men and 33% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in biology teacher education each year. SUNY Old Westbury does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 36% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biology teacher education master's degree from SUNY Old Westbury, 67% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the biology teacher education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SUNY Old Westbury also has a doctoral program available in biology teacher education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Mathematics Education
• Spanish Education
• English & Language Arts Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Social Studies 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 Old Westbury.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.