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Biology Studies at Illinois State University

Biology Studies at Illinois State University

If you are interested in studying biology studies, you may want to check out the program at Illinois State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Illinois State is located in Normal, Illinois and approximately 20,720 students attend the school each year.

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

Illinois State Biology Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences
  • Master’s Degree in Biological Sciences

Illinois State Biology Studies Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological sciences, making the school the #87 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at Illinois State

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

Illinois State Biology Studies Master’s Program

69% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 31% of biological sciences master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

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Of the students who received a biological sciences master's degree from Illinois State, 69% 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 Illinois State University with a master's in biological sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 9
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological 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 Illinois State University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers 43,720 $72,370
Biological Science Professors 2,530 $78,400
Natural Sciences Managers 1,950 $118,480
Biological Scientists 590 $84,180
Life Scientists 140 $90,030

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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