What can I do with a Biology degree?

From 1992 to 2001, the Biology Department has graduated 379 majors, including those majoring in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, a recently (1999) added major that is offered jointly by the Biology and Chemistry Departments. During this time period, 53% of our majors have gone into careers or graduate/professional programs in biology or related fields, 25% have gone onto professional schools in medical, veterinary, dental, or optometry fields, and17% have entered graduate school. A more detailed account of the Biology majors is provided in the following table.

PhD Programs (38)

Arizona State University – Ecology

Baylor College of Med.- Genetics, Cell & Molec.Biol. (3)

Duke University – Biochemistry

Harvard University - Neurobiology

Indiana Univ. - Cell Biol., Ecol. & Evol., Microbiol. (4)

Kansas State - Ecology

MIT - Molecular Biology

Texas A&M - Cell & Molec., Ecology, Plant Virol. (3)

Texas Tech - Ecology

Tulane University - Toxicology

Univ. of California, Santa Barbara - Ecology

Univ. of Hawaii - Ecology & Evolution

Univ. of Houston – Virology, Biochemistry (2)

Univ. of Miami - Marine Ecology

Univ. of Minnesota - Ecology

Univ. of Missouri - Ecology

Univ. of North Carolina - Physiology

Univ. of Pennsylvania - Pharmacology

Univ. of Rhode Island - Oceanography

Univ. of Texas at Austin - Ecol. & Evol., Molec. Biol. (2)

Univ. of Texas at Galveston - Microbiology

Univ. of Texas at Houston - Cell Biology (2)

UT Southwestern - Cell & Molec. Biol., Immunology (3)

Utah - Molecular Biology

UTHSC at San Antonio - Immunology

Yale University - Immunology

Medical Schools (83)

Baylor College of Medicine (11)

Kansas

Louisiana State

Loyola University

Medical College of Virginia

Mt. Sinai School of Medicine

New York Medical College

Ross University

Texas Tech (5)

Trinidad

Univ. College Cork (Ireland)

Univ. of Colorado

Univ. of Guadalajara (Mexico)

Univ. of Houston (5)

Univ. of Iowa

Univ. of Miami

Univ. of Nebraska (2)

Univ. of New Mexico (4)

Univ. of Oklahoma (6)

Univ. of Texas at Galveston (6)

Univ. of Texas at Houston (2)

UT Med. School at Galveston (5)

UT Med. School at San Antonio (11)

UTHSC at Houston (7)

UTHSC at San Antonio (6)

M.D./Ph.D. Programs (2)

UT Southwestern MC at Dallas

Univ. Southern California

Veterinary School (4)

Colorado State University

Oklahoma State University

Univ. of Oklahoma

Virginia Tech

Masters (23)

Arizona State University

Texas A&M (2)

Trinity University (8)

Tulane University

Univ. of Arizona (2)

UC at Santa Cruz

Univ. of Florida

Univ. of Houston

Univ. of Maryland

Univ. of Michigan

UT at San Antonio

UTHSC at San Antonio

Texas Women's Univ. (2)

Dentistry (6)

Optometry (3)

Other Professions (14)

Law School (2)

Military (4)

Peace Corps (5)

Teacher (3)