by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Texas” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Biology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 107,165 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, general biology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,334 and had an average of $23,818 in loans still to pay off.
Across Texas, there were 9,607 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,549 and $22,119 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 7,182 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,932 and $25,894 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Texas” ranking looked at 69 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general biology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general biology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Texas”.
Out of the 69 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Tyler, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biology students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 69 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #2 spot on the list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 549 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wiley College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Texas. Wiley College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Marshall, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 69 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Huston - Tillotson University landed the #4 spot on the list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biology degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 69 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Jarvis Christian College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Hawkins, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biology students in 2020-2021.
Schreiner University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Texas list. This small school is located in Kerrville, Texas, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Southwestern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Texas list. Southwestern is a small school located in Georgetown, Texas that handed out 23 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Hardin - Simmons University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Texas ranking. This small school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
McMurry University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Texas list. McMurry University is a small school located in Abilene, Texas that handed out 15 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Texas ranking. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is located in Corpus Christi, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 164 bachelors’s biology degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #11, St. Mary’s University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Texas list. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 57 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Texas Lutheran University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Texas ranking. Texas Lutheran University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Seguin, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Prairie View A & M University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Texas list. Prairie View, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biology degrees to 103 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Texas A&M University - San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Texas list. Texas A&M San Antonio is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 88 bachelors’s biology degrees to qualified students.
University of Dallas came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Texas ranking. Located in Irving, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 42 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biology students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Austin College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Texas list. This small school is located in Sherman, Texas, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Texas list. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biology degrees to 278 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #18, Texas Southern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Texas list. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 73 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biology students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Biology at Texas Southern University
Texas A&M International University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Texas ranking. Laredo, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biology degrees to 92 students in 2020-2021.
Full Texas A&M International University General Biology Report
With a ranking of #20, Sul Ross State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Texas list. Sul Ross is a small school located in Alpine, Texas that handed out 27 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Biology at Sul Ross State University
University of North Texas at Dallas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #21. UNT Dallas is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 49 bachelors’s biology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about General Biology at University of North Texas at Dallas
University of St. Thomas ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Texas list. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #23, Baylor University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Texas list. Baylor is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 230 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Texas list. This medium-sized school is located in Kingsville, Texas, and it awarded 74 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Texas ranking. UTSA is a large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 333 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Texas at San Antonio General Biology Report
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