by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 865 people earned their degree in biology education, making the major the 467th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 113 biology education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 biology education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer a degree in biology education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their biology education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McMurry University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s biology teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mary Hardin - Baylor. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region. Belton, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biology teacher education degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Mary Hardin - Baylor Biology Education Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Abilene Christian University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region. Abilene Christian University is a small school located in Abilene, Texas that handed out 2 bachelors’s biology teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Biology Education at Abilene Christian University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma City University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region. Oklahoma City University is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s biology teacher education degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Our Lady of the Lake University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biology teacher education degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Northern Arizona University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region list. NAU is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 8 bachelors’s biology teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Baylor University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s biology teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Texas Wesleyan University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biology teacher education degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Southwestern Adventist University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Southwestern Adventist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Keene, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Biology Education at Southwestern Adventist University
Paul Quinn College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Paul Quinn College is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s biology teacher education degrees to qualified students.
Texas Lutheran University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Lutheran University is a small school located in Seguin, Texas that handed out 0 bachelors’s biology teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Central Oklahoma came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biology teacher education students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Biology Education at University of Central Oklahoma
With a ranking of #8, Saint Edward’s University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Saint Edward’s University is located in Austin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s biology teacher education degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Dallas Baptist University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s biology teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Biology Education at Dallas Baptist University
Howard Payne University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Howard Payne University is located in Brownwood, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s biology teacher education degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Biology Education at Howard Payne University
Houston Baptist University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. HBU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Schreiner University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Teacher Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Schreiner University is located in Kerrville, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s biology teacher education degrees to qualified students.
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