2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Science Schools for a Master’s 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 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 25 biological and physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in biological and physical science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biological and physical science 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 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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Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree biological science students whose families make $0-$30k.

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

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas

$47,913 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 1 masters’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

Rice also made our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #0. 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

Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$15,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stephen F Austin State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Stephen F Austin State University is a public institution located in Nacogdoches, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SFASU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science 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 SFASU are $15,695.

Read more about Biological & Physical Science at SFASU

#3

The University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$28,610 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. The University of Texas at Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 4 masters’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Full UT Dallas Biological & Physical Science Report

#4

The University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso, Texas

#4 in overall quality

$16,180 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #4 spot on the list. 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.

UTEP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at El Paso are $16,180, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Biological & Physical Science at The University of Texas at El Paso

#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$17,530 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$38,289 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #5 spot on the list. Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Read more about Biological & Physical Science at Texas Tech University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Physical Science (Income $0-$30k)

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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