Biology Studies at Northwestern University

63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a biological sciences school? To help you decide if Northwestern University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biological sciences 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 Biology Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Northwestern Biology Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences

Northwestern Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at Northwestern 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.

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological sciences, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

56% Women

63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% 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 Northwestern since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 Northwestern University with a bachelor's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	51
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	47
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

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 Northwestern 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
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