General Biology at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
SIUE is located in Edwardsville, Illinois and has a total student population of 12,860. Of the 2,308 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in 2021, 148 of them were general biology majors.
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.
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SIUE General Biology Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Biology
- Master’s Degree in Biology
SIUE General Biology Rankings
The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at SIUE compares to programs at other colleges and universities.
Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.
Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The biology major at SIUE 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.
Ranking Type | Rank |
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Best Value General Biology Schools | 33 |
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In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in biology from SIUE. This makes it the #111 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.
Earnings of SIUE Biology Graduates
The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at SIUE is $28,532. This is 5% higher than $27,253, which is the national average for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.
Biology Student Demographics at SIUE
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
SIUE General Biology Bachelor’s Program
About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at SIUE 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 Edwardsville with a bachelor's in biology.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 5 |
Black or African American | 10 |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
White | 118 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 10 |
SIUE General Biology Master’s Program
Of the students who received a biology master's degree from SIUE, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville with a master's in biology.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 10 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
SIUE also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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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 Edwardsville.
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 Illinois2011 (Tyler Warren) under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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