General Biology at The University of Texas at San Antonio

If you plan to study general biology, take a look at what The University of Texas at San Antonio has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UTSA is located in San Antonio, Texas and approximately 34,742 students attend the school each year. Of the 6,440 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at San Antonio in 2021, 333 of them were general biology majors.

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.

UTSA General Biology Degrees Available

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

UTSA General Biology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biology programs across the country. The following shows how UTSA performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at UTSA 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused General Biology Schools	530

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in biology from UTSA. This makes it the #67 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UTSA Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UTSA is $27,802. This is 2% higher than $27,253, which is the national average for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.

Biology Student Demographics at UTSA

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

UTSA General Biology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 333 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in biology from UTSA in 2021, 39% were men and 61% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at UTSA since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% 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 The University of Texas at San Antonio with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	45
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	188
White	62
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

UTSA General Biology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 biology majors earned their master's degree from UTSA. Of these graduates, 38% were men and 63% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in biology each year. UTSA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 71% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at San Antonio with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Neurobiology & Neurosciences
• Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
• Biotechnology
• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
• Microbiological Sciences & Immunology

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 The University of Texas at San Antonio.

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 BrianReading under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.