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General Biology at Illinois State University

General Biology at Illinois State University

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

Illinois State is located in Normal, Illinois and has a total student population of 20,720.

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 State General Biology Degrees Available

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

Illinois State General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Illinois State 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #113 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at Illinois State

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

Illinois State General Biology Bachelor’s Program

62% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% 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 State since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Illinois State 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 State University with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 92
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Illinois State General Biology Master’s Program

69% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 31% of biology master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

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Of the students who received a biology master's degree from Illinois State, 69% 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 Illinois State 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 1
White 9
International Students 3
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Illinois State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies 143

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 State 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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