Biological & Physical Science at University of Houston - Downtown

Every biological and 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 University of Houston - Downtown stacks up to those at other schools.

UH Downtown is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 15,239. In 2021, 33 biological science majors received their bachelor's degree from UH Downtown.

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.

UH Downtown Biological & Physical Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Science

UH Downtown Biological & Physical Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biological science programs across the country. The following shows how UH Downtown performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biological science major at UH Downtown 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Biological & Physical Science Schools	42

How Much Do Biological Science Graduates from UH Downtown Make?

The median salary of biological science students who receive their bachelor's degree at UH Downtown is $36,725. This is 13% higher than $32,529, which is the national average for all biological science bachelor's degree recipients.

Biological Science Student Demographics at UH Downtown

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

UH Downtown Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 33 biological science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UH Downtown, about 21% were men and 79% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological science 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 biological science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UH Downtown also has a doctoral program available in biological science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Data Science
• Data Analytics
• Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

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 University of Houston - Downtown.

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
• Image Credit: By Nick22aku under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.