General Biology at University of Chicago

59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study general biology, take a look at what University of Chicago has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 17,834 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.

UChicago General Biology Degrees Available

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

UChicago General Biology Rankings

The biology major at UChicago 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.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #89 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at UChicago

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

UChicago General Biology Bachelor’s Program

66% Women

59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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 UChicago since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 University of Chicago with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	37
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	44
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UChicago General Biology Master’s Program

64% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of biology master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biology each year. UChicago does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	11
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within General Biology

General Biology 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 University of Chicago. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	122
General Biomedical Sciences	12

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 University of Chicago.

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
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