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General Biology at Eastern Illinois University

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

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and approximately 8,626 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 students received their master's degree in biology.

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.

EIU General Biology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Biology

EIU General Biology Rankings

Biology Student Demographics at EIU

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

EIU General Biology Master’s Program

46% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 54% of biology master's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in biology each year. EIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a biology master's degree from EIU, 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 Eastern Illinois University with a master's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 26
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Eastern Illinois University.

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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