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General Biology at Sam Houston State University

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General Biology at Sam Houston State University

If you plan to study general biology, take a look at what Sam Houston State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and approximately 21,912 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received their master's degree in biology.

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.

SHSU General Biology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Biology

SHSU General Biology Rankings

Biology Student Demographics at SHSU

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

SHSU General Biology Master’s Program

60% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 5 students who earned a master's degree in General Biology from SHSU in 2020-2021, 40% were men and 60% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in biology each year. SHSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a biology master's degree from SHSU, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Sam Houston State University.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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