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Biology Education at Illinois State University

Biology Education at Illinois State University

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

Illinois State is located in Normal, Illinois and has a total student population of 20,720.

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

Illinois State Biology Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology Teacher Education

Illinois State Biology Education Rankings

The biology teacher education major at Illinois State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Biology Teacher Education Student Demographics at Illinois State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology teacher education majors at Illinois State University.

Illinois State Biology Education Bachelor’s Program

71% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of biology teacher education bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology teacher education at Illinois State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Illinois State University with a bachelor's in biology teacher education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Biology Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology teacher education 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 Illinois State University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers 43,720 $72,370
Middle School Teachers 22,320 $63,860
Education Professors 4,510 $62,280
Biological Science Professors 2,530 $78,400

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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