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Biotechnology at Northwestern University

34 Master's Degrees
Every biotechnology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biotech program at Northwestern University stacks up to those at other schools.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and approximately 22,603 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 students received their master's degree in biotech.

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

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Northwestern Biotechnology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Biotech

Northwestern Biotechnology Rankings

Biotech Student Demographics at Northwestern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biotech majors at Northwestern University.

Northwestern Biotechnology Master’s Program

56% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 students earned a master's degree in biotech from Northwestern. About 56% of these graduates were women and the other 44% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in biotech each year. Northwestern does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwestern University with a master's in biotech.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 20
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Biotech Grads May Go Into

A degree in biotech 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 Northwestern University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Biological Science Professors 2,530 $78,400
Natural Sciences Managers 1,950 $118,480
Biological Scientists 590 $84,180

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*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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