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Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

If you are interested in studying biological & biomedical sciences, you may want to check out the program at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and has a total student population of 52,679.

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.

UIUC Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

UIUC Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at UIUC 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 57 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #37 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

57% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% 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 UIUC since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 133
Black or African American 16
Hispanic or Latino 47
White 208
International Students 33
Other Races/Ethnicities 27

UIUC Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

51% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 49% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 51% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in biological & biomedical sciences each year. UIUC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 30
International Students 15
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 348
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 165
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 30
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 13
General Biology 11
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 11
Botany/Plant Biology 10
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 7
Zoology 7
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 6
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 4
Biotechnology 2

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 Urbana-Champaign.

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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