Biology Education at Saint Xavier University

If you plan to study biology education, take a look at what Saint Xavier University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SXU is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 3,764 students attend the school each year. Of the 42 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Saint Xavier University in 2021, 2 of them were biology education majors.

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.

SXU Biology Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology Teacher Education

SXU Biology Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology teacher education progam at SXU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology teacher education major at SXU 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	25
Most Focused Biology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	33
	36
Best Biology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	48
Most Focused Biology Education Schools	57
Best Biology Education Schools	61

Biology Teacher Education Student Demographics at SXU

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

SXU Biology Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in biology teacher education from SXU. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 79% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biology teacher education bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

SXU also has a doctoral program available in biology teacher education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Music Education
• History Education
• Mathematics Education
• Spanish Education
• English & Language Arts Education

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 Saint Xavier 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Brendanriley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.