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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Neurosciences in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
645 Degrees Awarded
$17,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Neurosciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Neurosciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Neurosciences is the 93rd most popular major in the country with 9,329 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 724 neurosciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 645 neurosciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Neurosciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in neurosciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent neurosciences 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 neurosciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The neurosciences 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 Value Neurosciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Neurosciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Neurosciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Neurosciences in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Neurosciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 228 bachelors’s neurosciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $18,023 for southwest region bachelor’s degree neurosciences students with aid 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 full report on Neurosciences at The University of Texas at Austin

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Neurosciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. UT Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 193 bachelors’s neurosciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also took the #3 spot in our “Best Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UT Dallas is $15,232 for southwest region bachelor’s degree neurosciences students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, 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 90%.

Read more about Neurosciences at UT Dallas

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Neurosciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s neurosciences degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $11,706 for southwest region bachelor’s degree neurosciences students with aid per year to attend ASU - Tempe.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Neurosciences Report

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Neurosciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s neurosciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTEP, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at El Paso is $8,920 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Neurosciences students with aid.

Read more about Neurosciences at UTEP

#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Neurosciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 99 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree neurosciences students with aid list, University of Arizona has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $15,016 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Neurosciences students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Arizona Neurosciences Report

#6

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Rice University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Neurosciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s neurosciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Rice also made our “Best Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $16,999 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Neurosciences students with aid per year to attend Rice University.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Rice University Neurosciences Report

#7

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Baylor University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Neurosciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 54 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s neurosciences students in 2019-2020.

Baylor also made our “Best Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $36,039 for southwest region bachelor’s degree neurosciences students with aid per year to attend Baylor University.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Baylor Neurosciences 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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