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2022 Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
265 Degrees Awarded
$16,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology is the 176th most popular major in the country with 4,242 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 352 cell/cellular and molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 265 cell/cellular and molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in cell/cellular and molecular biology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great cell/cellular and molecular biology programs and cost less that 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 cell/cellular and molecular biology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree cell/cellular and molecular biology students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. This medium-sized school is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and it awarded 60 bachelors’s cell/cellular and molecular biology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NSU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northeastern State University is $9,994 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology students with aid.

Read more about Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology at Northeastern State University

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 139 bachelors’s cell/cellular and molecular biology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree cell/cellular and molecular biology students with aid list, University of Arizona has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $15,016 for southwest region bachelor’s degree cell/cellular and molecular biology students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology at University of Arizona

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 17 bachelors’s cell/cellular and molecular biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech is $17,571 for southwest region bachelor’s degree cell/cellular and molecular biology students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Texas Tech University Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Report

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 13 bachelors’s cell/cellular and molecular biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M College Station is $19,057 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%.

Read full report on Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology at Texas A&M College Station

#5

University of St. Thomas

Houston, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St. Thomas landed the #5 spot on the list. University of St. Thomas is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 2 bachelors’s cell/cellular and molecular biology degrees in 2019-2020.

UST did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UST is $18,476 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology students with aid.

Read more about Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology at UST

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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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