Biology Studies at Northeastern Illinois University

If you plan to study biology studies, take a look at what Northeastern Illinois University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Northeastern Illinois University is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,119.

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.

Northeastern Illinois University Biology Studies Degrees Available

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

Northeastern Illinois University Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at Northeastern Illinois University 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 Northeastern Illinois University

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

Northeastern Illinois University Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% 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 Northeastern Illinois University since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Northeastern Illinois University with a bachelor's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	18
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Northeastern Illinois University Biology Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of biological sciences master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

In the biological sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 IL, the home state for Northeastern Illinois University.

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
• Image Credit: By Serhii under License

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