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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Bioinformatics in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

4 Ranked Colleges
60 Degrees Awarded
$19,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,100 people earned their degree in bioinformatics, making the major the 446th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 98 bioinformatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 60 bioinformatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in bioinformatics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent bioinformatics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the bioinformatics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The bioinformatics 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 Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree bioinformatics students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Bioinformatics in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. UT Dallas is a large public school situated in Richardson, Texas. It awarded 12 masters’s bioinformatics degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also took the #3 spot in our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Dallas are $28,610, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 2 masters’s bioinformatics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree bioinformatics students with aid list, UTEP has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Bioinformatics 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 El Paso are $16,180.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s bioinformatics students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Bioinformatics 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 Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048.

Read full report on Bioinformatics at ASU - Tempe

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this large public school awarded 35 degrees to qualified masters’s bioinformatics students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong also took the #2 spot in our “Best Bioinformatics 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 Arizona State University - Skysong are $6,724.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s bioinformatics degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also made our “Best Bioinformatics Master’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 NMSU Main Campus are $18,275.

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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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