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General Biology at University of Houston - Downtown

General Biology at University of Houston - Downtown

What traits are you looking for in a biology school? To help you decide if University of Houston - Downtown is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biology program.

UH Downtown is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 15,239 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.

UH Downtown General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

UH Downtown General Biology Rankings

The biology major at UH Downtown 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 Downtown

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

UH Downtown General Biology Bachelor’s Program

69% Women
81% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 31% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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 - Downtown with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 39
White 11
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within General Biology

General Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Houston - Downtown. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies 56

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 - Downtown.

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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