Biology Studies at University of Houston

If you are interested in studying biology studies, 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 has a total student population of 47,090.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biology Studies section at the bottom of this page.

UH Biology Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Biological Sciences

UH Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at UH is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology Studies. 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 biological sciences, making the school the #24 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at UH

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

UH Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical biological sciences 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 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological sciences 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 biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	128
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	76
White	83
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

UH Biology Studies Master’s Program

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

In the biological sciences 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 biological sciences.

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

Related Majors

• General Biomedical Sciences

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological sciences 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
Biological Science Professors	4,470	$99,940
Natural Sciences Managers	2,620	$127,270
Biological Scientists	2,100	$80,900
Life Scientists	140	$94,230

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.