by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Biology Studies. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at Northern Illinois University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in biology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at NIU was ranked #314 on College Factual's Best Schools for biology list. It is also ranked #10 in Illinois.
Here are some of the other rankings for NIU.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at NIU paid an average of $348 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,466 | $9,466 |
| Fees | $4,926 | $4,926 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,880 | $10,880 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,870 | $2,870 |
Learn more about NIU tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Biology students who received their bachelor’s degree at NIU took out an average of $25,834 in student loans. That is 11% higher than the national average of $23,366.
The median early career salary of biology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from NIU is $34,908 per year. That is 26% higher than the national average of $27,753.
Online degrees for the NIU biology bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NIU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 59.5% of the biology students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 66.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 44.0% of the biology bachelor’s degrees at NIU in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 9 |
| Black or African American | 12 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 63 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biology Studies | 116 |
*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.
