General Biology at Indiana University - Bloomington

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a biology school? To help you decide if Indiana University - Bloomington is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biology program.

IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and has a total student population of 43,064.

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.

IU Bloomington General Biology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

IU Bloomington General Biology Rankings

The biology major at IU Bloomington 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 IU Bloomington

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

IU Bloomington General Biology Bachelor’s Program

64% Women

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at IU Bloomington since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology 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 biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	36
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	188
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

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 Indiana University - Bloomington. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	291

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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Bloomington.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
High School Teachers	19,690	$53,030
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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