Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Texas State University

If you plan to study biological and biomedical sciences, take a look at what Texas State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and approximately 37,812 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students received their master's degree in biological and biomedical sciences.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biological & Biomedical Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Texas State Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Texas State Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Texas State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at Texas State University.

Texas State Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 28 students who earned a master's degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences from Texas State in 2020-2021, 43% were men and 57% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in biological and biomedical sciences each year. Texas State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biological and biomedical sciences master's degree from Texas State, 64% 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 Texas State University with a master's in biological and biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	18
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

If you plan to be a biological and biomedical sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Texas State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	14
General Biology	11
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	3

Related Majors

• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Engineering Technologies
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Natural Resources & Conservation

Careers That Biological & Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological and biomedical 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 Texas State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Software Applications Developers	71,260	$108,760
Computer Workers	25,620	$90,290
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Medical Scientists	5,240	$72,260

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.