Bioinformatics

$55,000

Starting Salary, NJIT Average

$68,500

Mid-Career Salary, National Average

New Jersey is home to the largest concentration of pharmaceutical laboratories in the United States.

What do Bioinformatics majors do?

Skill Set

Bioinformaticians work in biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical research fields to use and develop software and data science tools to mine and index biological information, detect underlying patterns and gain insight into the cause and cure of various diseases.

Career Prospects

Where do Bioinformatics majors work?

Common Job Titles

Technology Development Associate
Research Computational Biologist
Computational Immunologist
Research Scientist

Top Employers

Werum Software & Systems
Optum-UnitedHealth Group
Eli Lilly and Company
U.S. Department of Defense

What our students are saying

I love this major. Merging biology with computer science will help me become a doctor."

Chandani Patel
NJIT was my dream school."

Hilsson Angeles
Getting a degree from a great school like NJIT gave me the opportunity to choose the job I wanted."

Seif Issa