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2022 Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

10 Ranked Colleges
570 Degrees Awarded
$8,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 29,162 people earned their degree in biological and physical sciences, making the major the 29th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 570 biological and physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in biological and physical sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent biological and physical 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 physical sciences 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 Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region biological & physical sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 10 Best Value Colleges for Biological & Physical Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rice University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s biological and physical sciences degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Rice did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Rice University is $3,437 for Southwest Region Biological & Physical Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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 impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Biological & Physical Sciences at Rice

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. The University of Texas at San Antonio is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 ’s biological and physical sciences degrees to qualified students.

UTSA also made our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for UTSA is $10,516 for Southwest Region Biological & Physical Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full The University of Texas at San Antonio Biological & Physical Sciences Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Jacinto Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. San Jacinto College is a large public school situated in Pasadena, Texas. It awarded 476 ’s biological and physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

San Jacinto College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend San Jacinto College is $8,232 for southwest region biological & physical sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Biological & Physical Sciences at San Jacinto Community College

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stephen F Austin State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Nacogdoches, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified ’s biological and physical sciences students in 2019-2020.

SFASU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $8,650 for southwest region biological & physical sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Stephen F Austin State University.

Read more about Biological & Physical Sciences at Stephen F Austin State University

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Downtown landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Houston, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 35 degrees to qualified ’s biological and physical sciences students in 2019-2020.

UH Downtown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $5,065 for Southwest Region Biological & Physical Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Houston - Downtown.

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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. The University of Texas at Dallas is a public institution located in Richardson, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UT Dallas is $10,857 for southwest region biological & physical sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Biological & Physical Sciences at UT Dallas

With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s biological and physical sciences degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UTEP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $7,092 for Southwest Region Biological & Physical Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UTEP.

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#8

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

Texas Tech University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s biological and physical sciences degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region biological & physical sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, Texas Tech has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,317 for Southwest Region Biological & Physical Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Texas Tech University.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Texas Tech Biological & Physical Sciences Report

#9

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

Texas State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 1 ’s biological and physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State also made our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Texas State is $11,125 for southwest region biological & physical sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Biological & Physical Sciences at Texas State

#10

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

Sam Houston State University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s biological and physical sciences degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

SHSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for SHSU is $10,561 for Southwest Region Biological & Physical Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Biological & Physical Sciences at SHSU

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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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