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2022 Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
65 Degrees Awarded
$28,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 65 cell/cellular and molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in cell/cellular and molecular biology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent cell/cellular and molecular biology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the cell/cellular and molecular biology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baylor College of Medicine. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Baylor College of Medicine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor College of Medicine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Doctor’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 Baylor College of Medicine are $28,375.

Read more about Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology at Baylor College of Medicine

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s cell/cellular and molecular biology degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #3 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Dallas is a public institution located in Richardson, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Dallas, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Dallas are $28,610, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UT Dallas Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Report

#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#3 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 #4 for the Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s cell/cellular and molecular biology degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also made our “Best Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Arizona Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #5 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Doctor’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 Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048.

Read more about Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology at Arizona State University - Tempe

#6 in overall quality

The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s cell/cellular and molecular biology degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

UTSA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at San Antonio are $25,807, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology at UTSA

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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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