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2022 Best Value Biology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

9 Ranked Colleges
1,412 Degrees Awarded
$17,300 Avg Salary
Best Value Biology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Biology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 102,043 general biology students received their degree, making the major the 5th most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, general biology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,233 and had an average of $23,964 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 11,994 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,762 and $21,482 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,412 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in general biology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general biology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general biology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Biology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree biology students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Biology (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

El Paso Community College

El Paso, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Paso Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. El Paso Community College is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 138 associates’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.

El Paso Community College also made our “Best General Biology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for El Paso Community College is $7,230 for southwest region associate degree biology students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about General Biology at El Paso Community College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Austin Community College District is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 68 associates’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Biology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Austin Community College District is $8,877 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Biology students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#3

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Biology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Central New Mexico Community College is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 31 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Biology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend CNM is $5,676 for southwest region associate degree biology students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#4

Northwest Vista College

San Antonio, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Vista College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 13 associates’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwest Vista College also made our “Best General Biology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Northwest Vista College is $7,596 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Biology students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#5

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Antonio College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 39 associates’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.

San Antonio College also made our “Best General Biology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $8,279 for southwest region associate degree biology students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend San Antonio College.

Full San Antonio College General Biology Report

Texas State Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 88 diplomas to qualified associates’s biology students in 2019-2020.

TSTC also made our “Best General Biology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Texas State Technical College is $12,576 for southwest region associate degree biology students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#7

Blinn College

Brenham, Texas

Blinn College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Brenham, Texas, and it awarded 27 associates’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Blinn College also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Biology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Blinn College is $16,799 for southwest region associate degree biology students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#8

Rogers State University

Claremore, Oklahoma
#9 in overall quality

Rogers State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Biology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. RSU is a small public school situated in Claremore, Oklahoma. It awarded 5 associates’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.

RSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General Biology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $16,965 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Biology students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Rogers State University.

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#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Dallas Baptist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s biology degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

DBU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Biology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $26,055 for southwest region associate degree biology students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend DBU.

Full Dallas Baptist University General Biology Report

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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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