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

8 Ranked Colleges
676 Degrees Awarded
$18,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

Neurobiology & Neurosciences is the 85th most popular major in the country with 10,508 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in neurobiology and neurosciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality neurobiology and neurosciences 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 neurobiology and 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 Neurobiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree neurobiology students with aid.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Neurobiology & Neurosciences in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

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 #1 for the Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 228 bachelors’s neurobiology degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also made our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at Austin is $18,023 for southwest region bachelor’s degree neurobiology students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full UT Austin 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 #2 for the Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Richardson, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s neurobiology degrees to 193 students in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also took the #3 spot in our “Best Neurobiology & 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 Neurobiology students with aid.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Neurobiology & Neurosciences at UT Dallas

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #3 spot on the list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s neurobiology degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $11,706 for southwest region bachelor’s degree neurobiology students with aid per year to attend ASU - Tempe.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Neurobiology & Neurosciences at ASU - Tempe

#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Neurobiology 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. 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. The estimated yearly cost for UTEP is $8,920 for southwest region bachelor’s degree neurobiology students with aid.

Read full report on Neurobiology & Neurosciences at The University of Texas at El Paso

#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

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

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $15,016 for southwest region bachelor’s degree neurobiology students with aid.

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

Read full report on Neurobiology & Neurosciences at University of Arizona

#6

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Rice University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s neurobiology degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rice, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Rice is $16,999 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Neurobiology students with aid.

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. 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 1.0% 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 Neurobiology & Neurosciences at Rice

Saint Edward’s University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. St. Edward’s University is a small school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 31 bachelors’s neurobiology degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Edward’s University also made our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend St. Edward’s University is $24,833 for southwest region bachelor’s degree neurobiology students with aid.

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

#8

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

Baylor University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Baylor is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 54 bachelors’s neurobiology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Baylor, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Baylor is $36,039 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Neurobiology students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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%.

Read more about Neurobiology & Neurosciences at Baylor University

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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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