by our College Data Analytics TeamGeneral Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in biology, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at UT Rio Grande Valley was ranked #245 on College Factual's Best Schools for biology list. It is also ranked #9 in Texas.
Here are some of the other rankings for UT Rio Grande Valley.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at UT Rio Grande Valley was $712 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $305 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,233 | $17,049 |
| Fees | $1,684 | $1,684 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,240 | $1,240 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $8,126 | $8,126 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,426 | $3,426 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UT Rio Grande Valley in Biology walked away with an average of $14,000 in student debt. That is 40% lower than the national average of $23,366.
The median early career salary of biology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UT Rio Grande Valley is $27,077 per year. That is 2% lower than the national average of $27,753.
Online degrees for the UT Rio Grande Valley biology bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UT Rio Grande Valley Online Learning page.
About 64.3% of the students who received their BS in biology in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 66.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in biology at UT Rio Grande Valley in 2019-2020, 95.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 25 |
| Black or African American | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 478 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 12 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 13 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biology Studies | 450 |
| General Biomedical Sciences | 88 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general biology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 6 |
*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.
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