Biotechnology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

If you are interested in studying biotechnology, 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 approximately 52,679 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biotechnology section at the bottom of this page.

UIUC Biotechnology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biotech
• Master’s Degree in Biotech

UIUC Biotechnology Rankings

The biotech major at UIUC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biotechnology. 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.

Biotech Student Demographics at UIUC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biotech majors at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

UIUC Biotechnology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of biotech bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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 biotech.

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

UIUC Biotechnology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of biotech master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in biotech each year. UIUC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 65% more men than average.

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 biotech.

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

Concentrations Within Biotechnology

If you plan to be a biotech major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biotechnology	2

Related Majors

• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
• Physiology & Pathology Sciences
• Neurobiology & Neurosciences
• Zoology
• Botany/Plant Biology

Careers That Biotech Grads May Go Into

A degree in biotech 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
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.