Biology, General programs in Texas
46 schools in Texas teach this, at certificate or associate level. 6 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $26,896 at Blinn College District.
What this work pays in Texas
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Texas earn a median of $63,590 a year across 111,660 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | $80,470 | 11,920 |
| Natural Sciences Managers | $129,960 | 7,470 |
| Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary | $82,470 | 3,840 |
| Biological Technicians | $50,130 | 2,730 |
| Biological Scientists, All Other | $80,870 | 2,480 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinn College District Brenham | Associate's degree | — | $26,896 (16 grads) | 72 |
| Austin Community College District Austin | Associate's degree | $7,875 | $26,353 (12 grads) | 59 |
| San Antonio College San Antonio | Associate's degree | $8,000 | $21,508 (56 grads) | 0 |
| El Paso Community College El Paso | Associate's degree | — | $16,345 (22 grads) | 135 |
| Texas State Technical College Waco | Associate's degree | $10,417 | $14,759 (11 grads) | 28 |
| South Texas College McAllen | Associate's degree | — | $12,961 (14 grads) | 146 |
| Houston City College Houston | Associate's degree | $11,150 | not published | 580 |
| Northwest Vista College San Antonio | Associate's degree | $7,000 | not published | 1 |
| Alvin Community College Alvin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Amarillo College Amarillo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 45 |
| Central Texas College Killeen | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Clarendon College Clarendon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Dallas Baptist University Dallas | Associate's degree | — | not published | 23 |
| Dallas College Dallas | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Del Mar College Corpus Christi | Associate's degree | — | not published | 16 |
| Frank Phillips College Borger | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Galveston College Galveston | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Grayson College Denison | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Hill College Hillsboro | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Howard College Big Spring | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Lamar Institute of Technology Beaumont | Associate's degree | — | not published | 27 |
| Lamar State College-Orange Orange | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Laredo College Laredo | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Lee College Baytown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Lone Star College System The Woodlands | Associate's degree | — | not published | 18 |
| Lubbock Christian University Lubbock | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| McLennan Community College Waco | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Midland College Midland | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Navarro College Corsicana | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Northeast Lakeview College Universal City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Odessa College Odessa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 33 |
| Palo Alto College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Paris Junior College Paris | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Paris Junior College Paris | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| South Plains College Levelland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| St Philip's College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Temple College Temple | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Temple College Temple | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Texarkana College Texarkana | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Texas A&M University-College Station College Station | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 25 |
| Trinity Valley Community College Athens | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Tyler Junior College Tyler | Associate's degree | — | not published | 20 |
| Vernon College Vernon | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Western Texas College Snyder | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Wharton County Junior College Wharton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Wiley University Marshall | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Biology, General — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.