General Biology at Baylor University

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

Baylor is located in Waco, Texas and has a total student population of 19,297.

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.

Baylor General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology
• Master’s Degree in Biology

Baylor General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Baylor is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Biology. 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.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #76 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at Baylor

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

Baylor General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Baylor since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	47
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	118
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Baylor General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of biology master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Baylor University with a master's in biology.

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

Concentrations Within General Biology

If you plan to be a biology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Baylor University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	238
General Biomedical Sciences	1

Related Majors

• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• Neurobiology & Neurosciences
• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

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 TX, the home state for Baylor University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Medical Scientists	5,240	$72,260
Biological Science Professors	4,470	$99,940
Natural Sciences Managers	2,620	$127,270
Biological Scientists	2,100	$80,900

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 Kairos14 under License

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