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2022 Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

9 Ranked Colleges
352 Degrees Awarded
$15,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 4,242 people earned their degree in cell/cellular and molecular biology, making the major the 176th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 352 cell/cellular and molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in cell/cellular and molecular biology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality cell/cellular and molecular biology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the cell/cellular and molecular biology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 9 Best Value Colleges for Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. The University of Texas at Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 23 ’s cell/cellular and molecular biology degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $15,232 for southwest region cell/cellular and molecular biology students with aid per year to attend The University of Texas at Dallas.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#2

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Northeastern State University is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 60 ’s cell/cellular and molecular biology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NSU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northeastern State University is $9,994 for southwest region cell/cellular and molecular biology students with aid.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #3 spot on the list. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 4 ’s cell/cellular and molecular biology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTSA, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,853 for southwest region cell/cellular and molecular biology students with aid per year to attend UTSA.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 19 ’s cell/cellular and molecular biology degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our “Best Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UT Austin is $18,023 for southwest region 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 97%. The low student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 The University of Texas at Austin Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Report

#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 145 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $15,016 for southwest region cell/cellular and molecular biology 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.

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#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Texas Tech University is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 17 ’s cell/cellular and molecular biology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $17,571 for Southwest Region Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology students with aid per year to attend Texas Tech University.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s cell/cellular and molecular biology degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $11,706 for southwest region cell/cellular and molecular biology students with aid per year to attend Arizona State University - Tempe.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region cell/cellular and molecular biology students with aid list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $19,057 for southwest region cell/cellular and molecular biology students with aid per year to attend Texas A&M University - College Station.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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

#9

University of St. Thomas

Houston, Texas

University of St. Thomas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of St. Thomas is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 2 ’s cell/cellular and molecular biology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region cell/cellular and molecular biology students with aid list, UST has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UST is $18,476 for Southwest Region Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology students with aid.

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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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