by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Most Well Attended Biotech Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Biotechnology is the 242nd most popular major in the country with 3,911 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 247 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 86 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Biotech Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in biotechnology. To top this list, a school must have a successful biotechnology program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Biotech Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s”.
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 Most Well Attended Biotech Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified masters’s biotech students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Biotech Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #2 spot on the list. UH Clear Lake is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s biotech degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 Biotechnology at University of Houston - Clear Lake
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Biotech Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified masters’s biotech students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Texas A&M University - College Station Biotechnology Report
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Biotech Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 13 masters’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Biotech Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s. UT Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s biotech degrees to qualified students.
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 undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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 full report on Biotechnology at The University of Texas at Dallas
The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Biotech Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biotech degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Texas Tech University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Biotech Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 4 masters’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Biotech Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Tyler, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biotech degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Stephen F Austin State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Biotech Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. SFASU is a fairly large school located in Nacogdoches, Texas that handed out 0 masters’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, University of St. Thomas did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Biotech Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Located in Houston, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s biotech students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Texas Woman’s University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Biotech Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. Denton, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biotech degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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