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Biotechnology at Northwestern University

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

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603.

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

Northwestern Biotechnology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Biotech

Northwestern Biotechnology Rankings

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Biotech Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Biotechnology Master’s Program

56% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The biotech program at Northwestern awarded 34 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 44% of these degrees went to men with the other 56% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in biotech each year. Northwestern does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 20
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Biotech Grads May Go Into

A degree in biotech 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 Northwestern University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
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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