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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Bioinformatics in the Southwest Region

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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Bioinformatics is the 446th most popular major in the country with 1,100 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in bioinformatics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality bioinformatics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the bioinformatics program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.

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

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Bioinformatics in the Southwest Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Arizona State University - Skysong is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 35 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree bioinformatics students list, ASU - Skysong has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Skysong are $6,724, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Bioinformatics at Arizona State University - Skysong

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #2 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full ASU - Tempe Bioinformatics Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 2 masters’s bioinformatics degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Bioinformatics at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #4 spot on the list. UTEP is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP also took the #5 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 The University of Texas at El Paso are $16,180.

Read more about Bioinformatics at The University of Texas at El Paso

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Richardson, Texas, this large public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s bioinformatics students in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Bioinformatics at UT Dallas

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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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