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General Biology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

If you plan to study general biology, take a look at what University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and approximately 52,679 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 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.

UIUC General Biology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Biology
  • Doctorate Degree in Biology

UIUC General Biology Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #127 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC General Biology Master’s Program

100% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 5 biology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UIUC, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

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Of the students who received a biology master's degree from UIUC, 80% 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 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a master's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
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 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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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