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Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Illinois at Chicago

Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Illinois at Chicago

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

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 33,518.

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

UIC Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  • Master’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

UIC Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at UIC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biological & Biomedical Sciences. 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 38 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #62 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at UIC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological & biomedical sciences majors at University of Illinois at Chicago.

UIC Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

62% Women
66% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at UIC since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Chicago with a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 215
Black or African American 42
Hispanic or Latino 144
White 175
International Students 38
Other Races/Ethnicities 25

UIC Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

68% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 32% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Chicago with a master's in biological & biomedical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
International Students 26
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

If you plan to be a biological & biomedical sciences 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 University of Illinois at Chicago. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology 466
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 105
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 59
Biotechnology 21
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 6
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 5
Pharmacology & Toxicology 5
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 4
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 4
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 1

Careers That Biological & Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological & biomedical sciences 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 Illinois at Chicago.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers 43,720 $72,370
Software Applications Developers 30,500 $96,610
Health Specialties Professors 10,070 $105,140
Medical Scientists 3,510 $87,660

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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