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General Biology at Wheaton College Illinois

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General Biology at Wheaton College Illinois

If you plan to study general biology, take a look at what Wheaton College Illinois has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Wheaton College Illinois is located in Wheaton, Illinois and approximately 2,908 students attend the school each year. Of the 661 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Wheaton College Illinois in 2021, 33 of them were general biology majors.

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.

Wheaton College Illinois General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Wheaton College Illinois General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at Wheaton College Illinois compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at Wheaton College Illinois 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 General Biology Schools 307
Most Focused General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 531
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How Much Do Biology Graduates from Wheaton College Illinois Make?

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Wheaton College Illinois is $22,429. This is less than $27,253, which is the national average of all biology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Biology Student Demographics at Wheaton College Illinois

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

Wheaton College Illinois General Biology Bachelor’s Program

55% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
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 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Wheaton College Illinois since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

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About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Wheaton College Illinois 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 Wheaton College Illinois with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 23
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Wheaton College Illinois also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Wheaton College Illinois.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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