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Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Eastern Illinois University

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Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Eastern Illinois University

What traits are you looking for in a biological and biomedical sciences school? To help you decide if Eastern Illinois University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biological and biomedical sciences program.

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and has a total student population of 8,626. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 students received their master's degree in biological and biomedical sciences.

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.

EIU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

EIU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at EIU

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

EIU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

49% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The biological and biomedical sciences program at EIU awarded 43 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 51% of these degrees went to men with the other 49% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in biological and biomedical sciences each year. EIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a biological and biomedical sciences master's degree from EIU, 60% 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 Eastern Illinois University with a master's in biological and biomedical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 26
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

The following biological and biomedical sciences concentations are available at Eastern Illinois University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Eastern Illinois University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology 41
Biotechnology 2

Careers That Biological & Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological and 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 Eastern Illinois University.

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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