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General Biology at McKendree University

General Biology at McKendree University

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

McKendree is located in Lebanon, Illinois and approximately 2,200 students attend the school each year.

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.

McKendree General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

McKendree General Biology Rankings

The biology major at McKendree 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 McKendree

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

McKendree General Biology Bachelor’s Program

43% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 57% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at McKendree since its program graduates 25% more men than average.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at McKendree 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 McKendree University with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within General Biology

If you plan to be a biology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from McKendree University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies 17

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 IL, the home state for McKendree University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers 43,720 $72,370
Medical Scientists 3,510 $87,660
Biological Science Professors 2,530 $78,400
Natural Sciences Managers 1,950 $118,480
Biological Scientists 590 $84,180

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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