Biology Studies at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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

UT Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and approximately 32,441 students attend the school each year.

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.

UT Rio Grande Valley Biology Studies Degrees Available

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

UT Rio Grande Valley Biology Studies Rankings

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological sciences majors at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

UT Rio Grande Valley Biology Studies Master’s Program

56% Women

86% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of biological sciences master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biological sciences each year. UT Rio Grande Valley does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

In the biological sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 86% of degree recipients. That is 38% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley with a master's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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