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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Biology in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

9 Ranked Colleges
1,412 Degrees Awarded
$10,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Biology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Biology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Value Biology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Biology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 9 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Biology in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Biology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the #1 spot on the list. Austin Community College District is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 68 associates’s biology degrees to qualified students.

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 with aid.

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#2

El Paso Community College

El Paso, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend El Paso Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Biology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. El Paso Community College is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 138 associates’s biology degrees to qualified students.

El Paso Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Biology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for El Paso Community College is $4,594 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Biology students with aid.

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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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school handed out 31 degrees to qualified associates’s biology students in 2019-2020.

CNM also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Biology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central New Mexico Community College is $3,429 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Biology students with aid.

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#4

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Biology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, San Antonio College landed the #4 spot on the list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s biology degrees to 39 students in 2019-2020.

San Antonio College also made our “Best General Biology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend San Antonio College is $5,882 for southwest region associate degree biology students with aid.

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#5

Northwest Vista College

San Antonio, Texas

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Biology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Vista College landed the #5 spot on the list. Northwest Vista College is a fairly large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. 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 estimated yearly cost for Northwest Vista College is $5,413 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Biology students with aid.

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Texas State Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Biology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. TSTC is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 88 associates’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.

TSTC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Biology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $10,114 for southwest region associate degree biology students with aid per year to attend TSTC.

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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 Getting Aid ranking. Blinn College is a fairly large public school situated in Brenham, Texas. It awarded 27 associates’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree biology students with aid list, Blinn College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Biology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Blinn College is $15,348 for southwest region associate degree biology students with aid.

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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 Getting Aid list. Located in Claremore, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s biology students in 2019-2020.

RSU also made our “Best General Biology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for Rogers State University is $16,087 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Biology students with aid.

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#2 in overall quality

Dallas Baptist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. DBU is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 associates’s biology degrees to qualified students.

DBU also made our “Best General Biology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for DBU is $26,387 for southwest region associate degree biology students with aid.

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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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