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2022 Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

8 Ranked Colleges
58 Degrees Awarded
$27,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Neurobiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 58 neurobiology and neurosciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

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

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Neurobiology & Neurosciences in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. UT Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s 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 Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full The University of Texas at Austin Neurobiology & Neurosciences Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s neurobiology degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #4 spot in our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor College of Medicine landed the #3 spot on the list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s neurobiology degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Baylor College of Medicine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor College of Medicine are $28,375, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 6 doctorate’s neurobiology degrees in 2019-2020.

UTHealth also made our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UTHealth are $32,904.

Full The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Neurobiology & Neurosciences Report

#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 1 doctorate’s neurobiology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTSA, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at San Antonio are $25,807.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 2 doctorate’s neurobiology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree neurobiology students list, University of Oklahoma has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s neurobiology degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #6 spot in our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048.

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#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. UT Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 11 doctorate’s neurobiology degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also made our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610.

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#8

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

University of Arizona did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 3 doctorate’s neurobiology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree neurobiology students list, University of Arizona has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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