Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Houston

If you are interested in studying biological & biomedical sciences, you may want to check out the program at University of Houston. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UH is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 47,090 students attend the school each year.

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.

UH Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

UH Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

There were 30 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #90 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at UH

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological & biomedical sciences majors at University of Houston.

UH Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in biological & biomedical sciences each year. UH does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

In the biological & biomedical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Houston with a master's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	11
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

The following biological & biomedical sciences concentations are available at University of Houston. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Houston. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	39
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	17
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	10

Related Majors

• Architecture & Related Services
• Engineering Technologies
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Engineering

Careers That Biological & Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological & 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 University of Houston.

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 RJN2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.