Physiology and Biophysics Ph.D.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to have a clear understanding of cellular structures of each organ system as it relates to its function.

2. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to have a clear understanding of the normal physiological processes of each organ system.

3. Upon completion of the degree, students are introduced to integrative approaches in biomedical research. Emphasis will be placed on the primary physiological concepts of control, communication, signal processing, metabolism, and replication.

SUCCESS RATES

100.0%

8-year graduation rate

6.17

Avg. years to degree

MEDIAN EARNINGS

$103,638

10 years after graduation

$70,404

5 years after graduation

$48,654

1 year after graduation

PLACEMENT2 years after graduation

N/A

Working in New York

0.0%

Continuing Education

Notes

Graduation rates: the percent of students entering the doctoral program any time during the academic year and graduating by May 31 eight years later. Methodology adheres to guidelines from the AAU Data Exchange doctoral completion rates and means that spring entrants have less time to complete. Average of three most recent reporting years (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24) Years to degree: the average number of years it takes a student to complete the selected program. Average of the three most recent completion years (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23). No Asterisk-Earnings: the median annual earnings of graduates in the selected program at the master’s degree level based on the 2-digit CIP code at 1, 5 and 10 years after graduation. U.S. Census, Postsecondary Enrollment Outcomes Explorer. Degree completers from 2001-2018 in 2020 dollars. Asterisk- Earnings: the median annual earnings of graduates in the selected program at the master’s degree level at 1, 5 and 10 years after graduation. SUNY Graduates Post Completions Interactive Dashboard. Degree completers from 2005-2019 in 2020 dollars. Working in NY State: the percent of graduates working in New York State two years after graduation. SUNY Wages Dashboard, includes graduates from 2015-18. Most recent available data from SUNY as of January 31, 2024