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2022 Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
25 Degrees Awarded
$25,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Biological & Physical Sciences is the 29th most popular major in the country with 29,162 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 570 biological and physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 25 biological and physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in biological and physical sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biological and physical sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the biological and physical sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The biological & physical sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree biological & physical sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Physical Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #1 spot on the list. Rice University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 1 masters’s biological and physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Rice also took the #0 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Master’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 Rice are $47,913.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k 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 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also made our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Biological & Physical Sciences at The University of Texas at Dallas

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at El Paso. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. The University of Texas at El Paso is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTEP, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Master’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 UTEP are $16,180.

Full The University of Texas at El Paso Biological & Physical Sciences Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stephen F Austin State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Nacogdoches, Texas, and it awarded 6 masters’s biological and physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

SFASU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Stephen F Austin State University are $15,695.

Full Stephen F Austin State University Biological & Physical Sciences Report

#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Texas Tech is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 11 masters’s biological and physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530.

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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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