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General Biology at Illinois College

General Biology at Illinois College

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

Illinois College is located in Jacksonville, Illinois and has a total student population of 1,154.

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.

Illinois College General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Illinois College General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Illinois College 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 Illinois College

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

Illinois College General Biology Bachelor’s Program

61% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 39% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Illinois College since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Illinois College 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 Illinois College with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 12
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within General Biology

General Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Illinois College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies 21

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 Illinois College.

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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