Best Life Scientist, All Other programs in Texas, ranked by enrollment
All life scientists not listed.
103 schools in Texas run programs that feed this job, graduating 10,587 people a year. The job pays a median of $81,230 in Texas across about 510 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Texas that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
7 programs in Texas that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Texas (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Texas page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 26.0101In Texas → | 8,049 | 76.0% | 96 | $32,152 | $25,000 |
| 2 | CIP 30.1801In Texas → | 871 | 8.2% | 7 | $29,587 | $21,610 |
| 3 | CIP 30.1701In Texas → | 660 | 6.2% | 13 | $36,206 | $29,240 |
| 4 | CIP 30.1901In Texas → | 600 | 5.7% | 10 | $30,508 | $24,586 |
| 5 | CIP 51.2314In Texas → | 240 | 2.3% | 7 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 6 | CIP 26.1301In Texas → | 165 | 1.6% | 4 | $29,460 | $23,480 |
| 7 | CIP 26.9999In Texas → | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | $31,278 | $23,000 |
Top 25 schools in Texas
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 47 of the 103 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX Public · 3 feeder programs | 1,041 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $31,832 | 89% | — | 27% |
| 2 | San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX Public · 2 feeder programs | 859 | Natural Sciences | — | 30% | — | — |
| 3 | Houston City College Houston, TX Public · 1 feeder programs | 697 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $24,621 | 17% | — | — |
| 4 | Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX Public · 3 feeder programs | 655 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $29,028 | 84% | — | 57% |
| 5 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX Public · 3 feeder programs | 491 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $24,841 | 51% | — | 94% |
| 6 | University of North Texas Denton, TX Public · 3 feeder programs | 466 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $32,782 | 61% | — | 72% |
| 7 | University of Houston Houston, TX Public · 1 feeder programs | 412 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $27,660 | 65% | — | 74% |
| 8 | The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX Public · 2 feeder programs | 402 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $22,167 | 50% | — | 100% |
| 9 | Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX Public · 3 feeder programs | 384 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $30,608 | 69% | — | 73% |
| 10 | The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX Public · 1 feeder programs | 376 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $31,467 | 53% | — | 87% |
| 11 | West Texas A & M University Canyon, TX Public · 2 feeder programs | 373 | Natural Sciences | — | 55% | — | 99% |
| 12 | Baylor University Waco, TX Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 367 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $24,408 | 80% | $35,682 | 51% |
| 13 | The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX Public · 1 feeder programs | 278 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $26,029 | 76% | — | 65% |
| 14 | The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX Public · 1 feeder programs | 257 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $30,432 | 54% | — | 80% |
| 15 | Texas State University San Marcos, TX Public · 2 feeder programs | 235 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $34,516 | 55% | — | 89% |
| 16 | Texas Woman's University Denton, TX Public · 2 feeder programs | 215 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $31,367 | 49% | — | 96% |
| 17 | Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs | 164 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $19,218 | 86% | $25,823 | 44% |
| 18 | South Texas College McAllen, TX Public · 1 feeder programs | 135 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $28,791 | 27% | — | — |
| 19 | University of Houston - Clear Lake Houston, TX Public · 2 feeder programs | 132 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $35,591 | 52% | — | 91% |
| 20 | Rice University Houston, TX Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 129 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | — | 95% | $13,264 | 8% |
| 21 | University of Houston - Downtown Houston, TX Public · 1 feeder programs | 111 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $31,025 | 33% | — | 90% |
| 22 | El Paso Community College El Paso, TX Public · 1 feeder programs | 107 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $17,314 | 24% | — | — |
| 23 | Texas A & M International University Laredo, TX Public · 1 feeder programs | 101 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $24,084 | 46% | — | 44% |
| 24 | Prairie View A & M University Prairie View, TX Public · 1 feeder programs | 95 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $28,947 | 43% | — | 79% |
| 25 | Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 91 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $39,087 | 84% | $33,246 | 63% |
All 103 schools in Texas
Every school in Texas with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Texas at Austin | Austin | Public | 1,041 | 3 |
| San Jacinto Community College | Pasadena | Public | 859 | 2 |
| Houston City College | Houston | Public | 697 | 1 |
| Texas A&M University - College Station | College Station | Public | 655 | 3 |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Edinburg | Public | 491 | 3 |
| University of North Texas | Denton | Public | 466 | 3 |
| University of Houston | Houston | Public | 412 | 1 |
| The University of Texas at El Paso | El Paso | Public | 402 | 2 |
| Texas Tech University | Lubbock | Public | 384 | 3 |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio | San Antonio | Public | 376 | 1 |
| West Texas A & M University | Canyon | Public | 373 | 2 |
| Baylor University | Waco | Private not-for-profit | 367 | 3 |
| The University of Texas at Dallas | Richardson | Public | 278 | 1 |
| The University of Texas at Arlington | Arlington | Public | 257 | 1 |
| Texas State University | San Marcos | Public | 235 | 2 |
What life scientists, all other earn in Texas
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $93,750. Texas pays below the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in Texas
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Life Scientists, All Other page.
How to become a Life Scientist, All Other
- Typical entry education
- Bachelor's degree
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 10 majors mapped to Life Scientists, All Other10 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 26.0101Biology/Biological Sciences, General
- 26.1301Ecology
- 26.1399Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other
- 26.9999Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
- 30.1701Behavioral Sciences
- 30.1801Natural Sciences
- 30.1901Nutrition Sciences
- 30.4301Geobiology
- 42.2706Behavioral Neuroscience
- 51.2314Rehabilitation Science
Common questions
Answers for people weighing life scientists, all other programs in Texas.
What degree do you need to become a Life Scientist, All Other?+
Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Biology/Biological Sciences, General, which awarded 8,049 degrees in Texas in 2024-25, 76.0% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Life Scientist, All Other?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 7 programs to this occupation. The largest are Biology, Natural Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Nutrition Sciences, plus 3 more. Together they graduate about 10,587 people a year in Texas.
How much do life scientists, all other earn in Texas?+
The median is $81,230 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 13.4% below the U.S. median of $93,750. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for life scientists, all other growing?+
BLS projects a +3.7% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 400 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Texas?+
103 institutions in Texas reported graduates from at least one of the 7 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
Do you need training or experience beyond a degree?+
BLS lists 'None' for related work experience and 'None' for on-the-job training typically needed to reach competency.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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