Biology Studies at Indiana University - Northwest

Every biology studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biological sciences program at Indiana University - Northwest stacks up to those at other schools.

IU Northwest is located in Gary, Indiana and has a total student population of 3,801.

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

IU Northwest Biology Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Biological Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at IU Northwest

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? IU Northwest offers distance education options for biological sciences at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

IU Northwest Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at IU Northwest is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology Studies. 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.

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at IU Northwest

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological sciences majors at Indiana University - Northwest.

IU Northwest Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical biological sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at IU Northwest since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological sciences at IU Northwest 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 - Northwest with a bachelor's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

IU Northwest Biology Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of biological sciences master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Indiana University - Northwest with a master's in biological sciences.

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

Related Majors

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological sciences 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 - Northwest.

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
Life Scientists	180	$67,870

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 Lord dumbello under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.