Biology Studies at Knox College

59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Knox College stacks up to those at other schools.

Knox is located in Galesburg, Illinois and has a total student population of 1,154.

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.

Knox Biology Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences

Knox Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at Knox 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 Knox

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological sciences majors at Knox College.

Knox Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

64% Women

59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% 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 Knox since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Knox College with a bachelor's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 IL, the home state for Knox College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Biological Science Professors	2,530	$78,400
Natural Sciences Managers	1,950	$118,480
Biological Scientists	590	$84,180
Life Scientists	140	$90,030

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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