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General Biology at Saint Xavier University

General Biology at Saint Xavier University

If you are interested in studying general biology, you may want to check out the program at Saint Xavier University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SXU is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 3,764 students attend the school each year.

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.

SXU General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

SXU General Biology Rankings

The biology major at SXU 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.

Biology Student Demographics at SXU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Saint Xavier University.

SXU General Biology Bachelor’s Program

77% Women
61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 23% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 22
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within General Biology

If you plan to be a biology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Saint Xavier University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies 62

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 Saint Xavier 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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