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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Physical Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
51 Degrees Awarded
$9,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 29,162 people earned their degree in biological and physical science, making the major the 36th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, biological and physical science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,647 and had an average of $18,790 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 570 biological and physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,000 and $22,458 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 51 biological and physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in biological and physical science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great biological and physical science 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 science 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 science 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 Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Physical Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #1 spot on the list. UTSA is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s biological science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree biological science students whose families make $0-$30k list, UTSA has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $10,516 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Biological Science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UTSA.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Downtown landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Houston - Downtown is a fairly large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 35 bachelors’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Downtown also made our “Best Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for University of Houston - Downtown is $5,065 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Biological Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas Tech University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s biological science degrees to qualified students.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech University is $12,317 for southwest region bachelor’s degree biological science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Texas State University is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 1 bachelors’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas State University is $11,125 for southwest region bachelor’s degree biological science students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biological science students in 2019-2020.

SHSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for SHSU is $10,561 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Biological Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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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