General Biology at University of Houston

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. Of the 8,890 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Houston in 2021, 413 of them were general biology majors.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Biology

UH General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at UH compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused General Biology Master’s Degree Schools	204
	531

In 2021, 29 students received their master’s degree in biology from UH. This makes it the #55 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Biology Graduates from UH Make?

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UH is $25,573. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,253 for all biology 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

Of the 413 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in biology from UH in 2021, 35% were men and 65% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at UH since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% 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	207
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	93
White	55
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

UH General Biology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students graduated with a master's degree in biology from UH. About 41% were men and 59% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in biology each year. UH does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 9% 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	8
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UH also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 10 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Physiology & Pathology Sciences
• Biotechnology
• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

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
• Image Credit: By RJN2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.