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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Biomedical Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

8 Ranked Colleges
1,224 Degrees Awarded
$10,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Biomedical Sciences is the 91st most popular major in the country with 10,239 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,133 general biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,224 general biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in general biomedical sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general biomedical sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general biomedical sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree biomedical sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Biomedical Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#3 in overall quality

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 Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 88 bachelors’s general biomedical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $2,993 for southwest region bachelor’s degree biomedical sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Biomedical Sciences at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 526 bachelors’s general biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M College Station is $11,454 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Biomedical Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

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%.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station General Biomedical Sciences Report

#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Houston is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 28 bachelors’s general biomedical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree biomedical sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, UH has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UH is $10,203 for southwest region bachelor’s degree biomedical sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

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

Full University of Houston General Biomedical Sciences Report

#4

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #4 spot on the list. NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 262 bachelors’s general biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.

NAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $9,251 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Biomedical Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend NAU.

Read more about General Biomedical Sciences at Northern Arizona University

#5

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s general biomedical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU also made our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $10,561 for southwest region bachelor’s degree biomedical sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend SHSU.

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#8 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is located in Kingsville, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 68 bachelors’s general biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree biomedical sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, Texas A&M Kingsville has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M Kingsville is $11,105 for southwest region bachelor’s degree biomedical sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Texas A&M University - Kingsville General Biomedical Sciences Report

#4 in overall quality

University of Central Oklahoma did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. UCO is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 64 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCO also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Central Oklahoma is $12,297 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Biomedical Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about General Biomedical Sciences at UCO

#7 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Corpus Christi, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 111 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general biomedical sciences students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree biomedical sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, Texas A&M Corpus Christi has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,501 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Biomedical Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi.

Read more about General Biomedical Sciences at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

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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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