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2022 Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
676 Degrees Awarded
$13,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 10,508 people earned their degree in neurobiology and neurosciences, making the major the 85th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, neurobiology and neurosciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,248 and had an average of $22,201 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 756 neurobiology and neurosciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,350 and $21,386 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 676 neurobiology and neurosciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in neurobiology and neurosciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great neurobiology and neurosciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the neurobiology and neurosciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree neurobiology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Neurobiology & Neurosciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 20 degrees to qualified bachelors’s neurobiology students in 2019-2020.

Rice also made our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Rice University is $7,534 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Neurobiology students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.

Read more about Neurobiology & Neurosciences at Rice University

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 Neurobiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 228 bachelors’s neurobiology degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree neurobiology students whose families make $30-$48k list, UT Austin has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,575 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Neurobiology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UT Austin.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Neurobiology & Neurosciences at The University of Texas at Austin

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 99 bachelors’s neurobiology degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $11,466 for southwest region bachelor’s degree neurobiology students whose families make $30-$48k.

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

Read more about Neurobiology & Neurosciences at University of Arizona

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $8,921 for southwest region bachelor’s degree neurobiology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend ASU - Tempe.

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

Full ASU - Tempe Neurobiology & Neurosciences Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UT Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 193 bachelors’s neurobiology degrees to qualified students.

UT Dallas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $11,745 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Neurobiology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend The University of Texas at 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

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#8 in overall quality

The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. UTEP is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $7,427 for southwest region bachelor’s degree neurobiology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend The University of Texas at El Paso.

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Saint Edward’s University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Austin, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 31 degrees to qualified bachelors’s neurobiology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree neurobiology students whose families make $30-$48k list, St. Edward’s University has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Edward’s University is $20,024 for southwest region bachelor’s degree neurobiology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Neurobiology & Neurosciences at St. Edward’s University

#8

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

Baylor University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Baylor University is located in Waco, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 54 bachelors’s neurobiology degrees to qualified students.

Baylor not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Baylor is $29,849 for southwest region bachelor’s degree neurobiology students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

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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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