2022 Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid
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Biology Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 6th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 91,804 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
Across the Southwest region, there were 9,861 biology studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 8,002 biology studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 68 colleges that offered a degree in biology studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent biology studies programs, but they also 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 biology studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biology Studies in the Southwest Region (With Aid)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 450 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Rio Grande Valley also took the #8 spot in our “Best Biology Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is $4,514 for southwest region bachelor’s degree biological sciences students with aid.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M International University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Texas A&M International University is located in Laredo, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 135 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $3,074 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Biological Sciences students with aid per year to attend Texas A&M International University.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 628 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Biology Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UT Austin is $18,023 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Biological Sciences students with aid.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Out of the 68 schools in the Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Richardson, Texas, this large public school awarded 292 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biological sciences students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Dallas, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Biology Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UT Dallas is $15,232 for southwest region bachelor’s degree biological sciences students with aid.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The low student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biological sciences degrees to 101 students in 2019-2020.
TWU also made our “Best Biology Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #25. The estimated yearly cost for TWU is $9,617 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Biological Sciences students with aid.
With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 261 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree biological sciences students with aid list, UTSA has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Biology Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UTSA is $13,853 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Biological Sciences students with aid.
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Southeastern Oklahoma State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a medium-sized school located in Durant, Oklahoma that handed out 25 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Southeastern Oklahoma State University is $8,237 for southwest region bachelor’s degree biological sciences students with aid.
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University of North Texas ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. UNT is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 382 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UNT also made our “Best Biology Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend University of North Texas is $15,086 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Biological Sciences students with aid.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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East Central University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This small school is located in Ada, Oklahoma, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for ECU is $10,334 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Biological Sciences students with aid.
Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 832 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Biology Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Tempe is $11,706 for southwest region bachelor’s degree biological sciences students with aid.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school handed out 268 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biological sciences students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UTEP is $8,920 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Biological Sciences students with aid.
Full The University of Texas at El Paso Biology Studies Report
Texas A&M University - San Antonio ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Texas A&M San Antonio is a medium-sized school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 63 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M San Antonio also made our “Best Biology Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #22. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - San Antonio is $11,511 for southwest region bachelor’s degree biological sciences students with aid.
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University of Houston landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. UH is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 318 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UH also took the #5 spot in our “Best Biology Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,838 for southwest region bachelor’s degree biological sciences students with aid per year to attend University of Houston.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Texas State University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Texas State is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 178 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Biology Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas State is $15,230 for southwest region bachelor’s degree biological sciences students with aid.
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MSU Texas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Wichita Falls, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 34 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biological sciences students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,045 for southwest region bachelor’s degree biological sciences students with aid per year to attend MSU Texas.
Northeastern State University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. NSU is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Northeastern State University is $9,994 for southwest region bachelor’s degree biological sciences students with aid.
With a ranking of #17, Angelo State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Angelo State University is located in San Angelo, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 52 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees to qualified students.
Angelo State also took the #24 spot in our “Best Biology Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Angelo State University is $13,819 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Biological Sciences students with aid.
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With a ranking of #18, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 266 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Arlington, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Biology Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at Arlington is $14,246 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Biological Sciences students with aid.
Cameron University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Cameron University is a public institution located in Lawton, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $7,952 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Biological Sciences students with aid per year to attend Cameron University.
Sam Houston State University landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 61 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree biological sciences students with aid list, SHSU has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Biology Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SHSU is $14,617 for southwest region bachelor’s degree biological sciences students with aid.
Oklahoma Panhandle State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #21. OPSU is a small school located in Goodwell, Oklahoma that handed out 23 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,537 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Biological Sciences students with aid per year to attend OPSU.
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West Texas A&M University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Canyon, Texas, and it awarded 87 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend West Texas A&M University is $12,761 for southwest region bachelor’s degree biological sciences students with aid.
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University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Houston - Clear Lake is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 85 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UH Clear Lake also took the #15 spot in our “Best Biology Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UH Clear Lake is $10,612 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Biological Sciences students with aid.
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University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #24. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 241 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,446 for southwest region bachelor’s degree biological sciences students with aid per year to attend UNM.
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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 192 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Biology Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M College Station is $19,057 for southwest region bachelor’s degree biological sciences students with aid.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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- 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%.
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- *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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