Biology Schools In Texas

Biology classes faculty can choose to work at one of 116 accredited biology schools in Texas. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of biology and biology training in Texas, which includes biology training at the following levels:

Biology Certificate
Associates degree in Biology
Bachelors degree in Biology
Masters degree in Biology
PhD degree in Biology

Statistics

Professional Trends

Texas Vs. National Biology Employment

Texas	14,330
National	232,950

Approximately 6% of the country's biology professionals work in Texas state.

Employment Growth for Biology professionals In Texas

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
8,880	8,750	9,810	14,660	14,330

Yellow: Actual Values

In Texas, the field of biology is growing. In Texas, 5,450 more biology professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Texas, this field has grown by 61% in four years. This is faster than the trend for biology professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of biology professionals has grown by 6% between 2006 and 2010.

Biology VS. All Professions salaries in Texas

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$52,652	$56,633	$53,763	$55,092	$56,062
$42,701	$44,703	$45,514	$47,910	$49,136

Light Blue: Biology
Dark Yellow: All Professions

As the number of biology professionals is growing, the salaries paid to biology professionals are increasing in Texas. In 2006 biology professionals made a mean salary of $52,652 per year, and in 2010 they made $56,062 per year.

Salary percentiles for Biology professionals in Texas

10th percentile	$28,230
25th percentile	$36,193
50th percentile	$49,900
75th percentile	$70,160
90th percentile	$91,337

This represents a growth in salaries of 6%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 224% pay differential between the highest paid biology professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of biology in Texas.

Average Salaries for Biology professionals and related professions in Texas

Biochemistry	$69,103
Biology	$56,062
Biomedical Engineering	$69,730
Chemistry	$55,775
Physics	$83,010

In Texas, biology professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

Biology programs available for each degree type for all schools in Texas

associate	46
bachelor	105
master	77
doctor	45
Certificate	7
Total	280

The number of students graduating from the 116 accredited biology schools in Texas is increasing. In 2006 there were 5,096 biology graduates from biology courses in Texas and in 2010 there were 6,364 graduates.

Thus there was a 25% percent increase in the number of biology school degree or certificate graduates in Texas. A majority of these graduates, or 38%, graduated with an bachelor's degree in biology.

Biology Faculty Salaries in Texas

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