General Biology at University of Houston - Clear Lake

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

UH Clear Lake is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 9,053.

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.

UH Clear Lake General Biology Degrees Available

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

UH Clear Lake General Biology Rankings

The biology major at UH Clear Lake 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 UH Clear Lake

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at University of Houston - Clear Lake.

UH Clear Lake General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 University of Houston - Clear Lake with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	44
White	26
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UH Clear Lake General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of biology master's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 84% of degree recipients. That is 36% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Houston - Clear Lake with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 University of Houston - Clear Lake. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	109

Related Majors

• Physiology & Pathology Sciences
• Biotechnology

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 University of Houston - Clear Lake.

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 WhisperToMe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.