Biology Studies at DePaul University

If you plan to study biology studies, take a look at what DePaul University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 21,922.

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

DePaul Biology Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Biological Sciences

DePaul Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at DePaul is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology Studies. 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.

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at DePaul

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

DePaul Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical biological sciences 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.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological sciences 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 biological sciences.

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 Biology Studies Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a biological sciences 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 biological sciences.

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

Related Majors

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological sciences 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
Biological Science Professors	2,530	$78,400
Natural Sciences Managers	1,950	$118,480
Biological Scientists	590	$84,180
Life Scientists	140	$90,030

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 Just under License

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