Biology Studies at Idaho State University

Every biology studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biological sciences program at Idaho State University stacks up to those at other schools.

ISU is located in Pocatello, Idaho and approximately 11,766 students attend the school each year.

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.

ISU Biology Studies Degrees Available

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

ISU Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at ISU 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological sciences, making the school the #112 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at ISU

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

ISU Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 51% 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 ISU since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological sciences at ISU 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 Idaho State University with a bachelor's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	50
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

ISU Biology Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of biological sciences master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biological sciences each year. ISU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biological sciences master's degree from ISU, 91% 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 Idaho State University with a master's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 ID, the home state for Idaho State University.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
High School Teachers	5,210	$51,170
Natural Sciences Managers	360	$93,940
Biological Scientists	310	$70,770
Biological Science Professors	190	$96,440

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 Staplegunther under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.