2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Neurobiology & Neurosciences in the Southwest Region

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 Master’s in the Southwest Region” 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 21 neurobiology and neurosciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 2 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 Master’s in the Southwest Region

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Neurobiology & Neurosciences in the Southwest Region

#1

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 1 masters’s neurobiology degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Neurobiology & Neurosciences Report

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$33,399 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 1 masters’s neurobiology degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Arizona Neurobiology & Neurosciences Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Neurobiology & Neurosciences

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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