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2023 Best General Biology Schools in Texas

33 Colleges
$27,549 Avg Salary
$22,119 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Biology School for You

With 871 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general biology is the #17 most popular major in Texas.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best General Biology Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 33 schools in Texas to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best General Biology Schools in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best General Biology Colleges.

Top 10 Best General Biology Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center the best school in Texas for general biology students. TTUHSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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Out of the 33 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the # 2 spot on the list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great place for general biology students. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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The excellent programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general biology schools in Texas. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

The excellent programs at Texas Christian University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general biology schools in Texas. Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Sam Houston State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general biology students. It came in at #6 on the list. SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Huntsville.

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Texas Woman’s University ranked #7 on this year’s Best General Biology Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a large student population.

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West Texas A&M University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general biology students. It came in at #8 on the list. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Canyon.

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ranked #9 on this year’s Best General Biology Schools in Texas list. UTHealth is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Houston.

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University of Houston - Clear Lake ranked #10 on this year’s Best General Biology Schools in Texas list. UH Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Houston.

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Best General Biology Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best General Biology Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 170
Oklahoma 20
New Mexico 62

General Biology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 3,221
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 2,488
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 2,290
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 1,964
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 1,922

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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