General Biology at Louisiana Tech University

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

Louisiana Tech is located in Ruston, Louisiana and has a total student population of 11,126.

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.

Louisiana Tech General Biology Degrees Available

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

Louisiana Tech General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Louisiana Tech 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.

Biology Student Demographics at Louisiana Tech

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

Louisiana Tech General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Louisiana Tech since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Louisiana Tech 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 Louisiana Tech University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	72
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Louisiana Tech General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of biology master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biology each year. Louisiana Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from Louisiana Tech, 89% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Biology

General Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Louisiana Tech University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	132

Related Majors

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 LA, the home state for Louisiana Tech University.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
High School Teachers	13,930	$51,810
Biological Scientists	700	$66,100
Natural Sciences Managers	320	$94,850
Biological Science Professors	230	$82,610
Life Scientists	190	$62,860

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 Billy Hathorn under License

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