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Texas State University MS in General Biology

17 Master's Degrees Awarded
$41,025 Average Salary

The main focus area for this major is Biology Studies. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

General Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at Texas State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in biology, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Biology from Texas State Cost?

$8,859 Average Tuition and Fees

Texas State Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at Texas State paid an average of $756 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $347 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $6,946 $15,127
Fees $1,913 $1,913

How Much Can You Make With a MS in Biology From Texas State?

$41,025 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of biology students who receive their master’s degree from Texas State is $41,025 per year. That is 3% lower than the national average of $42,316.

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Does Texas State Offer an Online MS in Biology?

Online degrees for the Texas State biology master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Texas State Online Learning page.

Texas State Master’s Student Diversity for Biology

17 Master's Degrees Awarded
52.9% Women
35.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 17 students received their master’s degree in biology. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 52.9% of the students who received their MS in biology in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 61.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in biology at Texas State in 2019-2020, 35.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 8
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

MS in Biology Focus Areas at Texas State

General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Biology Studies 17

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general biology.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 7
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 10

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*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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