2022 Best Value Colleges for Biostatistics in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

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 Biostatistics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Biostatistics is the 422nd most popular major in the country with 1,235 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 41 biostatistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biostatistics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in biostatistics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biostatistics 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 biostatistics program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The biostatistics 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 Biostatistics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Biostatistics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biostatistics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Colleges for Biostatistics in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

#4 in overall quality

$15,016 Average Net Price

$44,160 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Biostatistics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 8 ’s biostatistics degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also made our “Best Biostatistics Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $15,016 for Southwest Region Biostatistics students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Biostatistics at University of Arizona

#2

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$19,057 Average Net Price

$53,657 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biostatistics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 3 ’s biostatistics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region biostatistics students with aid list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Biostatistics Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M College Station is $19,057 for southwest region biostatistics students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Biostatistics Report

#3

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$36,222 Average Net Price

$54,535 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Biostatistics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the #3 spot on the list. SMU is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 2 ’s biostatistics degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU also made our “Best Biostatistics Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Southern Methodist University is $36,222 for Southwest Region Biostatistics students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Biostatistics at SMU

• Best Value Colleges for Biostatistics (With Aid)

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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