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Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Texas Tech University

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Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Texas Tech University

Every biological and biomedical sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biological and biomedical sciences program at Texas Tech University stacks up to those at other schools.

Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and has a total student population of 40,322. Of the 6,884 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Texas Tech University in 2021, 618 of them were biological and biomedical sciences majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biological & Biomedical Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Texas Tech Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  • Master’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  • Doctorate Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Texas Tech Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological and biomedical sciences major at Texas Tech is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biological & Biomedical Sciences. 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, 19 students received their master’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences from Texas Tech. This makes it the #212 most popular school for biological and biomedical sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological and biomedical sciences, making the school the #118 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Texas Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at Texas Tech University.

Texas Tech Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 618 students earned a bachelor's degree in biological and biomedical sciences from Texas Tech. About 60% of these graduates were women and the other 40% were men. The typical biological and biomedical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at Texas Tech since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological and biomedical sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas Tech University with a bachelor's in biological and biomedical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 43
Black or African American 35
Hispanic or Latino 199
White 306
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 25

Texas Tech Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

53% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 19 students who earned a master's degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences from Texas Tech in 2020-2021, 47% were men and 53% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in biological and biomedical sciences each year. Texas Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas Tech University with a master's in biological and biomedical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 8
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Texas Tech also has a doctoral program available in biological and biomedical sciences. In 2021, 20 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

The following biological and biomedical sciences concentations are available at Texas Tech University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Texas Tech University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 264
General Biology 207
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 85
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 58
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 22
Pharmacology & Toxicology 13
Zoology 4
Biotechnology 4

Careers That Biological & Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological and biomedical 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 Texas Tech University.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers 110,420 $58,190
Software Applications Developers 71,260 $108,760
Computer Workers 25,620 $90,290
Health Specialties Professors 13,930 $139,540
Medical Scientists 5,240 $72,260

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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