General Biology at University of the Southwest

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

USW is located in Hobbs, New Mexico and has a total student population of 904. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received a bachelor's degree in biology from USW.

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.

USW General Biology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at USW

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? USW offers distance education options for biology at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

USW General Biology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biology programs across the country. The following shows how USW 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 USW 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	30
Most Popular General Biology Master’s Degree Schools	203
Most Popular General Biology Schools	919

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in biology from USW. This makes it the #203 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Biology Student Demographics at USW

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

USW General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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 the Southwest with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

USW General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of biology master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in biology each year. USW does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 30% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from USW, 63% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

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

Related Majors

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 NM, the home state for University of the Southwest.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
High School Teachers	7,010	$55,380
Biological Scientists	410	$73,610
Natural Sciences Managers	380	$104,030
Medical Scientists	370	$87,850
Life Scientists	90	$54,850

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 Bildungsroman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.