General Biology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and approximately 11,366 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.

SIUC General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology
• Master’s Degree in Biology

SIUC General Biology Rankings

The biology major at SIUC 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 SIUC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

SIUC General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at SIUC since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at SIUC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SIUC General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of biology master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 70% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	58

Related Majors

• Botany/Plant Biology
• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
• Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
• Physiology & Pathology Sciences
• Zoology

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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Mark Jaroski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.