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2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
96 Degrees Awarded
$23,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Biotechnology is the 242nd most popular major in the country with 3,585 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 246 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 96 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biotechnology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biotechnology 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 biotechnology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree biotech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 8 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Biotechnology Master’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.

Read full report on Biotechnology at University of Arizona

#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 7 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree biotech students whose families make $30-$48k list, UTSA has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Biotechnology 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 San Antonio are $25,807.

Read more about Biotechnology at The University of Texas at San Antonio

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 10 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Biotechnology at Texas Tech

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 19 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree biotech students whose families make $30-$48k list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas A&M College Station Biotechnology Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Houston - Clear Lake is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 14 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Clear Lake, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Clear Lake are $19,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Houston - Clear Lake Biotechnology Report

#5 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Dallas ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Richardson, Texas, this large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s biotech students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree biotech students whose families make $30-$48k list, UT Dallas has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UT Dallas Biotechnology Report

Stephen F Austin State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. SFASU is a fairly large school located in Nacogdoches, Texas that handed out 2 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree biotech students whose families make $30-$48k list, SFASU has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stephen F Austin State University are $15,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full SFASU Biotechnology Report

#8

University of St. Thomas

Houston, Texas
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of St. Thomas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Houston, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s biotech students in 2019-2020.

UST also made our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at UST are $21,634, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biotechnology at University of St. Thomas

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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%.

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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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