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Biology Studies at Southern Methodist University

Biology Studies at Southern Methodist University

If you plan to study biology studies, 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 has a total student population of 12,373.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biology Studies section at the bottom of this page.

SMU Biology Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences
  • Master’s Degree in Biological Sciences

SMU Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at SMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology Studies. 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 biological sciences, making the school the #99 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

66% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 34% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to women. The typical biological sciences 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.

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About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological sciences 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 biological sciences.

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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 Biology Studies Master’s Program

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

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Of the students who received a biological sciences 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 biological sciences.

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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

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological sciences 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
Biological Science Professors 4,470 $99,940
Natural Sciences Managers 2,620 $127,270
Biological Scientists 2,100 $80,900
Life Scientists 140 $94,230

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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