About Bioinformatics in New Jersey Institute of Technology

Bioinformatics is an emerging science that fuses biology, computer science and information technology to collect, analyze and interpret biological data at the molecular level. This interdisciplinary program also offers an ideal foundation for professional studies in medicine and law.

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.

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

All first-year students who apply to NJIT must submit an official high school transcript in English. When evaluating your application for undergraduate admission, we are interested in understanding how you challenged yourself relative to the curriculum that was available at your school and the trends in your performance—especially your grades in math, science and English.

Your completed coursework should include English Composition, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Chemistry and Physics. We also consider the GPA (Grade Point Average) that is indicated on your high school transcript. We generally look for students in the top 25% of their class. For schools that don't use a ranking system, we consider a 3.0 GPA or higher to be the equivalent.

English Language Requirements

The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) or Duolingo or is required of all applicants whose first language is not English - both on the undergraduate and graduate levels. The minimum score required is 79 for the internet-based TOEFL exam, 213 for the computer-based TOEFL exam, 550 for the paper TOEFL exam, 6.0 for the IELTS exam, 100 for the Duolingo exam (undergraduate applicants) or 120 for the Duolingo exam (graduate applicants).

New Jersey Institute of Technology Cost of Attendance

The cost of attendance is the average cost incurred by the student to attend one academic year. For each academic year, New Jersey Institute of Technology's cost of attendance for both undergraduate and graduate programs is set by the Student Financial Aid Service depending on the program, housing and residency selection and year in school. You should also check out the estimated budget to study in USA to plan your education abroad.

The cost of attendance for NJIT is tabulated below: