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General Biology at Indiana University - Bloomington

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General Biology at Indiana University - Bloomington

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. In 2021, 291 biology majors received their bachelor's degree from IU Bloomington.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks biology programs across the country. The following shows how IU Bloomington performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular General Biology Schools 65
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 249
Most Focused General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 882

Earnings of IU Bloomington Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at IU Bloomington is $24,930. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,253 for all biology students.

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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

61% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The biology program at IU Bloomington awarded 291 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 39% of these degrees went to men with the other 61% going to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at IU Bloomington since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

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About 73% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 32
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 213
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 14

IU Bloomington also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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