General Biology at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

96% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UT Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and approximately 32,441 students attend the school each year.

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.

UT Rio Grande Valley General Biology Degrees Available

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

UT Rio Grande Valley General Biology Rankings

The biology major at UT Rio Grande Valley 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.

Biology Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

UT Rio Grande Valley General Biology Bachelor’s Program

68% Women

96% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 49% 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 Rio Grande Valley with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	485
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UT Rio Grande Valley General Biology Master’s Program

56% Women

86% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of biology master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biology each year. UT Rio Grande Valley does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 86% of degree recipients. That is 38% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Biology

If you plan to be a biology 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 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	529
General Biomedical Sciences	58

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 Rio Grande Valley.

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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