2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology in the Southwest Region
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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.
For this year’s “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree 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
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree biotech students.
Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Biotechnology 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 Texas Tech are $17,530.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. TTUHSC is a medium-sized school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 6 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.
TTUHSC also made our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at TTUHSC are $19,056.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 19 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston - Clear Lake. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. University of Houston - Clear Lake is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s biotech degrees to qualified students.
UH Clear Lake also made our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston - Clear Lake are $19,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St. Thomas landed the #5 spot on the list. UST is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 7 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.
UST also took the #7 spot in our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UST are $21,634, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s biotech students in 2019-2020.
UTSA also took the #8 spot in our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTSA are $25,807, but some majors have different tuition rates.
The University of Texas at Dallas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at Dallas is a large public school situated in Richardson, Texas. It awarded 9 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Dallas, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Biotechnology 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Arizona landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s biotech degrees to qualified students.
University of Arizona also made our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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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