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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Biomedical Sciences in the Southwest Region

8 Ranked Colleges
1,224 Degrees Awarded
$13,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region

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 Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general biomedical sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general biomedical sciences 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 general biomedical sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree biomedical sciences students.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Biomedical Sciences in the Southwest Region

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 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 $4,514 for southwest region bachelor’s degree biomedical sciences students per year to attend UT 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%.

Full The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley General Biomedical Sciences Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Oklahoma. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. This fairly large school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 64 bachelors’s general biomedical sciences 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 estimated yearly cost for University of Central Oklahoma is $16,562 for southwest region bachelor’s degree biomedical sciences students.

Read more about General Biomedical Sciences at University of Central Oklahoma

#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general biomedical sciences degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

UH also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UH is $12,838 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Biomedical Sciences students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full University of Houston General Biomedical Sciences Report

#4

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Sam Houston State University is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 47 bachelors’s general biomedical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree biomedical sciences students list, SHSU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,617 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Biomedical Sciences students per year to attend Sam Houston State University.

Read full report on General Biomedical Sciences at SHSU

#5

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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 262 bachelors’s general biomedical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

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. The yearly cost to attend Northern Arizona University is $12,915 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Biomedical Sciences students.

Read full report on General Biomedical Sciences at NAU

#7 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is a fairly large public school situated in Corpus Christi, Texas. It awarded 111 bachelors’s general biomedical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi also made our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is $16,332 for southwest region bachelor’s degree biomedical sciences students.

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

#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 ranking, coming in at #7. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a public institution located in Kingsville, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 68 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Kingsville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - Kingsville is $13,778 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Biomedical Sciences students.

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

#1 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 526 bachelors’s general biomedical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - College Station is $19,057 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Biomedical Sciences students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read more about General Biomedical Sciences at Texas A&M University - College Station

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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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