General Biology at Stephen F Austin State University

Every general biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biology program at Stephen F Austin State University stacks up to those at other schools.

SFASU is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and approximately 12,620 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 63 students received a bachelor's degree in biology from SFASU.

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.

SFASU General Biology Degrees Available

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

SFASU General Biology Rankings

The biology major at SFASU 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.

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in biology from SFASU. This makes it the #291 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Biology Graduates from SFASU Make?

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at SFASU is $28,351. This is 4% higher than $27,253, which is the national average for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.

Biology Student Demographics at SFASU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Stephen F Austin State University.

SFASU General Biology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 63 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Biology from SFASU in 2020-2021, 30% were men and 70% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Stephen F Austin State University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	29
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

SFASU General Biology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 biology majors earned their master's degree from SFASU. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in biology each year. SFASU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from SFASU, 75% 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 Stephen F Austin State University with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SFASU also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 Stephen F Austin 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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.