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2022 Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

7 Ranked Colleges
19 Degrees Awarded
$25,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 10,071 people earned their degree in biochemistry, making the major the 77th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,613 biochemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 19 biochemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biochemistry. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great biochemistry programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the biochemistry program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree biological chemistry students.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biochemistry in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas State University is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 7 masters’s biological chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Biochemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Biochemistry at Texas State University

#2 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 #2 for the Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. The University of Texas at Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 2 masters’s biological chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Biochemistry Master’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 The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886.

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#4 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 #3 for the Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s biological chemistry students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Biochemistry Master’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 Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743.

Read more about Biochemistry at Texas A&M College Station

#4

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #4 spot on the list. UH is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 1 masters’s biological chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree biological chemistry students list, UH has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Biochemistry Master’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 University of Houston are $18,689.

Read more about Biochemistry at UH

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 4 masters’s biological chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #3 spot in our “Best Biochemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Biochemistry Report

#6

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#6 in overall quality

University of Tulsa landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 1 masters’s biological chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Tulsa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Biochemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Tulsa are $24,080.

Full University of Tulsa Biochemistry Report

#7

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Rice University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Rice is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s biological chemistry degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rice, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Biochemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice are $47,913, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Biochemistry at Rice

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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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