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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biochemistry in the Southwest Region

8 Ranked Colleges
63 Degrees Awarded
$28,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Biochemistry is the 77th most popular major in the country with 10,071 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,613 biochemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 63 biochemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in biochemistry. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great biochemistry programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the biochemistry program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The biological chemistry school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region”.

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Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biochemistry in the Southwest Region

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 13 doctorate’s biological chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Biochemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743.

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#2

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. UH is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 6 doctorate’s biological chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also made our “Best Biochemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UH Biochemistry Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s biological chemistry degrees to qualified students.

UT Austin also made our “Best Biochemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Baylor College of Medicine. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. Baylor College of Medicine is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 5 doctorate’s biological chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor College of Medicine also took the #2 spot in our “Best Biochemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor College of Medicine are $28,375.

Full Baylor College of Medicine Biochemistry Report

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s biological chemistry degrees to qualified students.

OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Biochemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at OSU are $23,963, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Biochemistry Report

#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree biological chemistry students list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Biochemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Biochemistry at Arizona State University - Tempe

#4 in overall quality

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s biological chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

UTHealth also made our “Best Biochemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston are $32,904.

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#8

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Rice University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 13 degrees to qualified doctorate’s biological chemistry students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rice, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Biochemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rice are $47,913.

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#8

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#9 in overall quality

University of Arizona ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree biological chemistry students list, University of Arizona has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Biochemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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