General Biology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Every general biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biology program at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign stacks up to those at other schools.

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 General Biology section at the bottom of this page.

UIUC General Biology Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Biology

UIUC General Biology Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #127 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC General Biology Master’s Program

63% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of biology master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biology each year. UIUC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from UIUC, 63% 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 Urbana-Champaign with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	1
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 Urbana-Champaign. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	6
General Biomedical Sciences	5

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 Urbana-Champaign.

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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