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General Biology at Texas Christian University

What traits are you looking for in a biology school? To help you decide if Texas Christian University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biology program.

TCU is located in Fort Worth, Texas and approximately 11,379 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 86 students received a bachelor's degree in biology from TCU.

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.

TCU General Biology Degrees Available

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

TCU General Biology Rankings

The biology major at TCU 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, 5 students received their master’s degree in biology from TCU. This makes it the #265 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #171 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Biology Graduates from TCU Make?

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at TCU is $24,952. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,253 for all biology students.

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Biology Student Demographics at TCU

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

TCU General Biology Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The biology program at TCU awarded 86 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 37% of these degrees went to men with the other 63% going to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at TCU since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at TCU 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 Texas Christian University with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 61
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

TCU General Biology Master’s Program

40% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 biology majors earned their master's degree from TCU. Of these graduates, 60% were men and 40% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in biology each year. TCU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 27% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a biology master's degree from TCU, 60% 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 Texas Christian University with a master's in biology.

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

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

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 Christian 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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