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Biology Studies at Texas Tech University

Biology Studies at Texas Tech University

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

Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and has a total student population of 40,322.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biology Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Texas Tech Biology Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences
  • Master’s Degree in Biological Sciences

Texas Tech Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at Texas Tech is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology Studies. 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.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological sciences, making the school the #24 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at Texas Tech

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

Texas Tech Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

64% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical biological sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Texas Tech since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological 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 sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 16
Black or African American 21
Hispanic or Latino 79
White 103
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 16

Texas Tech Biology Studies Master’s Program

50% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of biological sciences master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biological sciences each year. Texas Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% 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 sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 5
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological 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
Biological Science Professors 4,470 $99,940
Natural Sciences Managers 2,620 $127,270
Biological Scientists 2,100 $80,900
Life Scientists 140 $94,230

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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