General Biology at Sul Ross State University

If you are interested in studying general biology, you may want to check out the program at Sul Ross State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Sul Ross is located in Alpine, Texas and has a total student population of 2,345.

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.

Sul Ross General Biology Degrees Available

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

Sul Ross General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Sul Ross 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 Sul Ross

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

Sul Ross General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Sul Ross since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 Sul Ross State University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Sul Ross General Biology Master’s Program

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

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Sul Ross 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	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Biology

If you plan to be a biology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Sul Ross State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	30

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 Sul Ross 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 Adavyd under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.