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2022 Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region

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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in neurobiology and neurosciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent neurobiology and neurosciences 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 neurobiology and neurosciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region.

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

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 25 degrees to qualified bachelors’s neurobiology students 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 $11,706 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Neurobiology students per year to attend ASU - Tempe.

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

Read full report on Neurobiology & Neurosciences at Arizona State University - Tempe

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. The University of Texas at 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.

UT Austin also took the #1 spot in our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $18,023 for southwest region bachelor’s degree neurobiology students per year to attend The University of Texas at Austin.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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 Neurobiology & Neurosciences at The University of Texas at Austin

#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at El Paso. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s neurobiology degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $8,920 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Neurobiology students per year to attend UTEP.

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

#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. 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.

University of Arizona also took the #6 spot in our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $15,016 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Neurobiology students.

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

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Richardson, Texas, and it awarded 193 bachelors’s neurobiology degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UT Dallas is $15,232 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Neurobiology students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UT Dallas Neurobiology & Neurosciences Report

Saint Edward’s University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. St. Edward’s University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 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 estimated yearly cost for St. Edward’s University is $24,833 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Neurobiology students.

Full St. Edward’s University Neurobiology & Neurosciences Report

#7

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

Baylor University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 54 degrees to qualified bachelors’s neurobiology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree neurobiology students list, Baylor has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Baylor University is $36,039 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Neurobiology students.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 Neurobiology & Neurosciences at Baylor University

#8

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Rice University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Rice University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 20 bachelors’s neurobiology degrees 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.

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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full Rice Neurobiology & 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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