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The bachelor's program at NIU was ranked #255 on College Factual's Best Schools for biology list. It is also ranked #8 in Illinois.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Northern Illinois University handed out 83 bachelor's degrees in general biology. This is a decrease of 28% over the previous year when 116 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in biology from NIU. This makes it the #251 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 1 students received their doctoral degrees in biology in 2021, making the school the #162 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Biology majors who earn their bachelor's degree from NIU go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $35,021 a year. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is higher than the national average of $27,253 for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.
While getting their bachelor's degree at NIU, biology students borrow a median amount of $23,630 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all biology bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $25,375.
The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the biology program at NIU is $172 per month.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Northern Illinois University.
The biology program at NIU awarded 83 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 39% of these degrees went to men with the other 61% going to women.
The majority of the students with this major are white. About 53% of 2021 graduates were in this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Northern Illinois University with a bachelor's in biology.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 9 |
Black or African American | 10 |
Hispanic or Latino | 13 |
White | 44 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 2 |
Other Races | 5 |
Of the 6 students who graduated with a Master’s in biology from NIU in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.
The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at NIU are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 100% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Northern Illinois University with a master's in biology.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 6 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
Other Races | 0 |
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