General Biology at University of Illinois at Chicago

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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 452 students received a bachelor's degree in biology from UIC.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Biology

UIC General Biology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biology programs across the country. The following shows how UIC performed in these rankings.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value General Biology Schools	468

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in biology from UIC. This makes it the #291 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of UIC Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIC is $23,743. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,253 for all biology 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

Of the 452 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Biology from UIC in 2020-2021, 38% were men and 62% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at UIC since its program graduates 5% 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	139
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	101
White	145
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

UIC General Biology Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who graduated with a master’s in biology from UIC in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in biology each year. UIC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% 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	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UIC also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 10 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)
• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• Physiology & Pathology Sciences
• Pharmacology & Toxicology

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
• Image Credit: By Hied5 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.