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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received a bachelor's degree in biology from McKendree.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at McKendree compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	868

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

Of the 17 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in biology from McKendree in 2021, 59% were men and 41% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at McKendree since its program graduates 26% more men than average.

About 53% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

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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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Robert Lawton under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.