General Biology at Sam Houston State University

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

SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and approximately 21,912 students attend the school each year.

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.

SHSU General Biology Degrees Available

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

SHSU General Biology Rankings

The biology major at SHSU 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 SHSU

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

SHSU General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	42
White	48
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

SHSU General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of biology master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biology each year. SHSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from SHSU, 69% 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 Sam Houston State University with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	1
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 Sam Houston State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	76
General Biomedical Sciences	65

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 TX, the home state for Sam Houston State 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 Bigguill under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.