General Biology at Illinois Institute of Technology

What traits are you looking for in a biology school? To help you decide if Illinois Institute of Technology is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biology program.

Illinois Tech is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 6,325.

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 Tech General Biology Degrees Available

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

Illinois Tech General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Illinois Tech 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #127 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at Illinois Tech

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

Illinois Tech General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Illinois Tech General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of biology master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biology each year. Illinois Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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

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

Concentrations Within General Biology

General Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Illinois Institute of Technology. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	25
General Biomedical Sciences	8

Related Majors

• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

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 Institute of Technology.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Thomas Knapp under License

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