Biological & Physical Science at Northwestern University

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every biological & physical science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biological science program at Northwestern University stacks up to those at other schools.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and approximately 22,603 students attend the school each year.

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

Northwestern Biological & Physical Science Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Science

Northwestern Biological & Physical Science Rankings

The biological science major at Northwestern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biological & Physical Science. 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 Science Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Program

25% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of biological science bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. The typical biological science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Northwestern since its program graduates 39% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Biological & Physical Science

Biological & Physical Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northwestern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biological & Physical Sciences	10

Careers That Biological Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological science 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
Natural Sciences Managers	1,950	$118,480

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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