General Biology at University of Houston

70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying general biology, you may want to check out the program at University of Houston. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UH is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 47,090 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 General Biology Degrees Available

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

UH General Biology Rankings

The biology major at UH 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.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #45 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at UH

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

UH General Biology Bachelor’s Program

64% Women

70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at UH since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	135
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	76
White	84
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

UH General Biology Master’s Program

48% Women

58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of biology master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biology each year. UH does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	9
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Biology

General Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Houston. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	434
General Biomedical Sciences	18

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.

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
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