Biological & Physical Science at Texas Tech University

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every biological & physical science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biological science 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.

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

Texas Tech Biological & Physical Science Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Science
Master’s Degree in Biological Science

Texas Tech Biological & Physical Science Rankings

The biological science major at Texas Tech is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biological & Physical Science. 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.

Biological Science Student Demographics at Texas Tech

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

Texas Tech Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Program

63% Women

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of biological science bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical biological science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Texas Tech since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological science at Texas Tech 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 Tech University with a bachelor's in biological science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Texas Tech Biological & Physical Science Master’s Program

59% Women

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of biological science master's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in biological science each year. Texas Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Biological & Physical Science

If you plan to be a biological science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Biological & Physical Sciences	33

Careers That Biological Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological science 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
Natural Sciences Managers	2,620	$127,270

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
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