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2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
358 Degrees Awarded
$15,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 6,087 people earned their degree in cell biology and anatomical sciences, making the major the 118th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, cell biology and anatomical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,481 and had an average of $26,633 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 500 cell biology and anatomical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,950 and $17,492 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 358 cell biology and anatomical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in cell biology and anatomical sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent cell biology and anatomical sciences 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 biology and anatomical sciences 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 Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 139 bachelors’s cell biology degrees to qualified students.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $11,466 for southwest region bachelor’s degree cell biology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Arizona.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full University of Arizona Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Report

#2

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern State University landed the #2 spot on the list. NSU is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 60 bachelors’s cell biology degrees to qualified students.

NSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend NSU is $7,543 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Cell Biology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences at Northeastern State University

#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 Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also took the #3 spot in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,326 for southwest region bachelor’s degree cell biology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Texas Tech.

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

Read full report on Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences at Texas Tech

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 13 bachelors’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - College Station is $13,270 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Cell Biology students whose families make $30-$48k.

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 Biology & Anatomical Sciences at Texas A&M University - College Station

#5

University of St. Thomas

Houston, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St. Thomas. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s cell biology degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree cell biology students whose families make $30-$48k list, UST has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UST is $16,539 for southwest region bachelor’s degree cell biology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full University of St. Thomas Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Report

#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Dallas Baptist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Dallas Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 2 bachelors’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DBU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for DBU is $24,831 for southwest region bachelor’s degree cell biology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences at DBU

University of Mary Hardin - Baylor did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. University of Mary Hardin - Baylor is located in Belton, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s cell biology degrees to qualified students.

UMHB also made our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend University of Mary Hardin - Baylor is $23,959 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Cell Biology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences at UMHB

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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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