2025 Best Biological & Physical Science Schools in Texas
3Colleges in Texas
1,585Biological Science Degrees Awarded
$33,793Avg Early-Career Salary
Ranked #38 in popularity, biological & physical science is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for biological & physical science students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,585 degrees in biological & physical science annually.
Choosing a Great Biological & Physical Science School
Your choice of biological & physical science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Biological & Physical Science School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Biological & Physical Science Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Biological & Physical Science Schools in Texas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Best Schools for Biological & Physical Science in Texas
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the biological science degrees they offer, see the list below.
Texas Tech University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in biological & physical science. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #161 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.
There were approximately 42 biological & physical science students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat University of Houston - Downtown if you want to pursue a degree in biological & physical science. Located in the large city of Houston, UH Downtown is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 50th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 25 biological & physical science students who graduated with this degree at UH Downtown in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the biological & physical science major at University of Houston - Downtown earn $2,159 more than the typical college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
San Jacinto Community College is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in biological & physical science. Located in the midsize city of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a very large student population. This college ranks 31st out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 553 biological & physical science students who graduated with this degree at San Jacinto College in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the biological science program make an average of $23,903 for their early career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
Your choice of biological & physical science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Biological & Physical Science School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
