General Biology at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

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 Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi stacks up to those at other schools.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi is located in Corpus Christi, Texas and has a total student population of 10,820.

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.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi General Biology Degrees Available

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

Texas A&M Corpus Christi General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Texas A&M Corpus Christi 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 Texas A&M Corpus Christi

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	82
White	74
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Texas A&M Corpus Christi General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of biology master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biology each year. Texas A&M Corpus Christi does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology concentations are available at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biomedical Sciences	102
Biology Studies	68

Related Majors

• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics 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 Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi.

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 Imelda Bettinger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.