Biotechnology at Indiana University - Bloomington

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and approximately 43,064 students attend the school each year.

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

IU Bloomington Biotechnology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biotech
Master’s Degree in Biotech

IU Bloomington Biotechnology Rankings

The biotech major at IU Bloomington is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biotechnology. 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.

Biotech Student Demographics at IU Bloomington

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biotech majors at Indiana University - Bloomington.

IU Bloomington Biotechnology Bachelor’s Program

52% Women

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of biotech bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. The typical biotech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at IU Bloomington since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biotech at IU Bloomington 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 Indiana University - Bloomington with a bachelor's in biotech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

IU Bloomington Biotechnology Master’s Program

10% Women

10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 90% of biotech master's degrees went to men and 10% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in biotech each year. IU Bloomington does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 55% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biotech master's degree from IU Bloomington, 70% 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 Indiana University - Bloomington with a master's in biotech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Biotechnology

Biotechnology 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 Indiana University - Bloomington. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biotechnology	21

Careers That Biotech Grads May Go Into

A degree in biotech can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IN, the home state for Indiana University - Bloomington.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Natural Sciences Managers	1,720	$65,270
Biological Science Professors	1,410	$98,590
Biological Scientists	630	$69,180

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
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