General Biology at Southern Methodist University

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

SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and approximately 12,373 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.

SMU General Biology Degrees Available

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

SMU General Biology Rankings

The biology major at SMU 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #127 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at SMU since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at SMU 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 Southern Methodist University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	56
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

SMU General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of biology master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from SMU, 67% 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 Southern Methodist University with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology concentations are available at Southern Methodist University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southern Methodist University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	99

Related Majors

• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• 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 Southern Methodist 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 Jeffrey Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.