General Biology at University of Illinois at Springfield

If you are interested in studying general biology, you may want to check out the program at University of Illinois at Springfield. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UIS is located in Springfield, Illinois and approximately 4,146 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.

UIS General Biology Degrees Available

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

UIS General Biology Rankings

The biology major at UIS 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.

Biology Student Demographics at UIS

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

UIS General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at UIS since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at UIS are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UIS General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of biology master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from UIS, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Concentrations Within General Biology

General Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Illinois at Springfield. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	25

Related Majors

• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

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 Springfield.

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.