Bioinformatics at University of Illinois at Chicago
If you are interested in studying bioinformatics, you may want to check out the program at University of Illinois at Chicago. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 33,518 students attend the school each year.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Bioinformatics section at the bottom of this page.
UIC Bioinformatics Degrees Available
- Master’s Degree in Bioinformatics
UIC Bioinformatics Rankings
There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in bioinformatics, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Bioinformatics Student Demographics at UIC
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the bioinformatics majors at University of Illinois at Chicago.
UIC Bioinformatics Master’s Program
In the bioinformatics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 13% better 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 master's in bioinformatics.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 0 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Related Majors
Careers That Bioinformatics Grads May Go Into
A degree in bioinformatics 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 |
---|---|---|
Software Applications Developers | 30,500 | $96,610 |
Computer and Information Research Scientists | 500 | $113,350 |
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 Hied5 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.