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2022 Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

10 Ranked Colleges
570 Degrees Awarded
$13,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in biological and physical sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great biological and physical sciences programs and cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region biological & physical sciences students with aid.

Top 10 Best Value Colleges for Biological & Physical Sciences in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified ’s biological and physical sciences students in 2019-2020.

UTSA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UTSA is $13,853 for southwest region biological & physical sciences students with aid.

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#2

Rice University

Houston, Texas

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #2 spot on the list. Rice is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 ’s biological and physical sciences degrees to qualified students.

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 yearly cost to attend Rice is $16,999 for Southwest Region Biological & Physical Sciences students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Richardson, Texas, and it awarded 4 ’s biological and physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also took the #3 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UT Dallas is $15,232 for southwest region biological & physical sciences students with aid.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full The University of Texas at Dallas 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 #4 for the Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Pasadena, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s biological and physical sciences degrees to 476 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at San Jacinto College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,692 for southwest region biological & physical sciences students with aid per year to attend San Jacinto College.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston - Downtown. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Houston, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s biological and physical sciences degrees to 35 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. The yearly cost to attend UH Downtown is $6,848 for Southwest Region Biological & Physical Sciences students with aid.

Full UH Downtown Biological & Physical Sciences Report

The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 2 ’s biological and physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $8,920 for southwest region biological & physical sciences students with aid per year to attend UTEP.

Read more about Biological & Physical Sciences at UTEP

Stephen F Austin State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. SFASU is a fairly large school located in Nacogdoches, Texas that handed out 6 ’s biological and physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

SFASU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SFASU is $13,723 for Southwest Region Biological & Physical Sciences students with aid.

Full Stephen F Austin State University Biological & Physical Sciences Report

#8

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

With a ranking of #8, Texas State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Texas State is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 1 ’s biological and physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State University is $15,230 for Southwest Region Biological & Physical Sciences students with aid.

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#9

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

Sam Houston State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Sam Houston State University is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU also took the #7 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Sam Houston State University is $14,617 for Southwest Region Biological & Physical Sciences students with aid.

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#10

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #10. 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.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech is $17,571 for southwest region biological & physical sciences students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Texas Tech Biological & Physical 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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