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General Biology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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General Biology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and approximately 11,366 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 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.

SIUC General Biology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Biology

SIUC General Biology Rankings

Biology Student Demographics at SIUC

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

SIUC General Biology Master’s Program

57% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The biology program at SIUC awarded 7 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 43% of these degrees went to men with the other 57% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in biology each year. SIUC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 62% better than the national average.*

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

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

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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

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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