General Biology at University of St. Thomas

Every general biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biology program at University of St. Thomas stacks up to those at other schools.

UST is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 3,692 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 46 biology majors received their bachelor's degree from UST.

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.

UST General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

UST General Biology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biology programs across the country. The following shows how UST performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at UST 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 Schools	514
Most Popular General Biology Schools	553
Best Value General Biology Schools	760
	824

Earnings of UST Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UST is $19,317. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,253 for all biology students.

Biology Student Demographics at UST

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

UST General Biology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 students earned a bachelor's degree in biology from UST. About 63% of these graduates were women and the other 37% were men. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at UST since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% 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 St. Thomas with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UST also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
• Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics

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 St. Thomas.

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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More about our data sources and methodologies.