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2022 Best Vallue Biology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

9 Ranked Colleges
1,412 Degrees Awarded
$15,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Biology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

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 Vallue Biology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Biology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 102,043 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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.

This year’s “Best Vallue Biology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in general biology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general biology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general biology 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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The biology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Vallue Biology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k”.

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Best Vallue Biology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree biology students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 9 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Biology (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Biology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 68 diplomas to qualified associates’s biology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Austin Community College District, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Biology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Austin Community College District is $6,861 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Biology students whose families make more than $110k.

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#2

El Paso Community College

El Paso, Texas

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Vallue Biology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, El Paso Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. El Paso Community College is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 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. It costs about $4,594 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Biology students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend El Paso Community College.

Full El Paso Community College General Biology Report

#3

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central New Mexico Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Biology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. CNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 associates’s biology degrees to qualified students.

CNM also made our “Best General Biology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend Central New Mexico Community College is $3,429 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Biology students whose families make more than $110k.

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#4

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Vallue Biology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Antonio College landed the #4 spot on the list. San Antonio College is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 39 associates’s biology degrees to qualified students.

San Antonio College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Biology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for San Antonio College is $5,882 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Biology students whose families make more than $110k.

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#5

Northwest Vista College

San Antonio, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Vista College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Biology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified associates’s biology students in 2019-2020.

Northwest Vista College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Biology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northwest Vista College is $5,413 for southwest region associate degree biology students whose families make more than $110k.

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Texas State Technical College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Biology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Waco, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s biology degrees to 88 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TSTC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Biology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State Technical College is $10,114 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Biology students whose families make more than $110k.

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#7

Blinn College

Brenham, Texas

With a ranking of #7, Blinn College did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Biology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Blinn College is a fairly large school located in Brenham, Texas that handed out 27 associates’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Blinn College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Biology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,348 for southwest region associate degree biology students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Blinn College.

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#8

Rogers State University

Claremore, Oklahoma
#9 in overall quality

Rogers State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Biology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #8. Claremore, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s biology degrees to 5 students 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. The yearly cost to attend Rogers State University is $16,087 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Biology students whose families make more than $110k.

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#2 in overall quality

Dallas Baptist University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Biology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Dallas Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 12 associates’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DBU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Biology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for DBU is $26,387 for southwest region associate degree biology students whose families make more than $110k.

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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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