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General Biology at DePaul University

General Biology at DePaul University

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

DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 21,922 students attend the school each year.

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

DePaul General Biology Degrees Available

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

DePaul General Biology Rankings

The biology major at DePaul is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Biology. 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 Student Demographics at DePaul

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at DePaul University.

DePaul General Biology Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at DePaul since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

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About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at DePaul are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from DePaul University with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 22
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

DePaul General Biology Master’s Program

50% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of biology master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biology each year. DePaul does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a biology master's degree from DePaul, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from DePaul University with a master's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within General Biology

If you plan to be a biology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at DePaul University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies 58

Careers That Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for DePaul University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers 43,720 $72,370
Medical Scientists 3,510 $87,660
Biological Science Professors 2,530 $78,400
Natural Sciences Managers 1,950 $118,480
Biological Scientists 590 $84,180

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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