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2022 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

10 Ranked Colleges
1,498 Degrees Awarded
$10,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 169,876 biological and biomedical sciences students received their degree, making the major the 9th most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, biological and biomedical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $30,082 and had an average of $24,534 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 18,238 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,830 and $21,649 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,498 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in biological and biomedical sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent biological and biomedical sciences 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 biological and biomedical sciences 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 Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree biological & biomedical sciences students.

Top 10 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in the Southwest Region

#1

Seminole State College

Seminole, Oklahoma
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seminole State College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Seminole State College is a public institution located in Seminole, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 60 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Seminole State College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Seminole State College is $11,331 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Biological & Biomedical Sciences students.

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#2

El Paso Community College

El Paso, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, El Paso Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to 138 students in 2019-2020.

El Paso Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend El Paso Community College is $4,594 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Biological & Biomedical Sciences students.

Full El Paso Community College Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report

#3

Blinn College

Brenham, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Blinn College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. Located in Brenham, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 27 degrees to qualified associates’s biological and biomedical sciences students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree biological & biomedical sciences students list, Blinn College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Blinn College is $15,348 for southwest region associate degree biological & biomedical sciences students.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State Technical College landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 88 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

TSTC also made our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $10,114 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Biological & Biomedical Sciences students per year to attend TSTC.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. Austin Community College District is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 68 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $6,861 for southwest region associate degree biological & biomedical sciences students per year to attend Austin Community College District.

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#6

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Central New Mexico Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. CNM is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 32 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CNM, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for CNM is $3,429 for southwest region associate degree biological & biomedical sciences students.

Full CNM Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report

#7

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas
#7 in overall quality

San Antonio College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. San Antonio College is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 39 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree biological & biomedical sciences students list, San Antonio College has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend San Antonio College is $5,882 for southwest region associate degree biological & biomedical sciences students.

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#8

Northwest Vista College

San Antonio, Texas
#8 in overall quality

Northwest Vista College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwest Vista College, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northwest Vista College is $5,413 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Biological & Biomedical Sciences students.

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#9

Rogers State University

Claremore, Oklahoma
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Rogers State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Rogers State University is a small public school situated in Claremore, Oklahoma. It awarded 5 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

RSU also took the #10 spot in our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Rogers State University is $16,087 for southwest region associate degree biological & biomedical sciences students.

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#10

Dallas Baptist University

Dallas, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Dallas Baptist University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Dallas Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 12 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

DBU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $26,387 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Biological & Biomedical Sciences students per year to attend DBU.

Full DBU Biological & Biomedical Sciences 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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