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2022 Best Value Colleges for Neurosciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

9 Ranked Colleges
724 Degrees Awarded
$13,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Neurosciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Neurosciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 9,329 people earned their degree in neurosciences, making the major the 93rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 724 neurosciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Neurosciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in neurosciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great neurosciences 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 neurosciences 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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Best Value Neurosciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region neurosciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 9 Best Value Colleges for Neurosciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Neurosciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #1 spot on the list. Rice is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rice, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Neurosciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Rice is $7,534 for southwest region neurosciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Rice University Neurosciences Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Neurosciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 236 ’s neurosciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Neurosciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,575 for southwest region neurosciences students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UT Austin.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Neurosciences at UT Austin

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Neurosciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s neurosciences degrees to 103 students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #7 spot in our “Best Neurosciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $11,466 for Southwest Region Neurosciences students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Arizona.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about Neurosciences at University of Arizona

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Neurosciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #4 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 6 ’s neurosciences degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #5 spot in our “Best Neurosciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,270 for Southwest Region Neurosciences students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Texas A&M College Station.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read full report on Neurosciences at Texas A&M College Station

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Neurosciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. ASU - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 32 ’s neurosciences degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Neurosciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $8,921 for southwest region neurosciences students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Arizona State University - Tempe.

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

Read more about Neurosciences at ASU - Tempe

The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Neurosciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Richardson, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s neurosciences degrees to 204 students in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Neurosciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $11,745 for Southwest Region Neurosciences students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UT Dallas.

The low student loan default rate of 4.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Neurosciences at The University of Texas at Dallas

With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Neurosciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified ’s neurosciences students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region neurosciences students whose families make $30-$48k list, UTEP has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Neurosciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at El Paso is $7,427 for southwest region neurosciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Neurosciences at UTEP

With a ranking of #8, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Neurosciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 2 ’s neurosciences degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Neurosciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $17,285 for Southwest Region Neurosciences students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Oklahoma.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Neurosciences at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

#9

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

With a ranking of #9, Baylor University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Neurosciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 54 ’s neurosciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor also made our “Best Neurosciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend Baylor is $29,849 for Southwest Region Neurosciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Baylor University Neurosciences Report

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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