General Biology at University of Illinois at Chicago

65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study general biology, 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 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 General Biology section at the bottom of this page.

UIC General Biology Degrees Available

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

UIC General Biology Rankings

The biology major at UIC 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 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #45 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at UIC

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

UIC General Biology Bachelor’s Program

63% Women

65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at UIC since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 Illinois at Chicago with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	145
Black or African American	32
Hispanic or Latino	115
White	133
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

UIC General Biology Master’s Program

50% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of biology master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biology each year. UIC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than 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 biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	3
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Illinois at Chicago. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	466

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 Illinois at 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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