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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Physical Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
51 Degrees Awarded
$18,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

Biological & Physical Science is the 36th most popular major in the country with 29,162 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 $75-$110k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biological and physical science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent biological and physical science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the biological and physical science program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree biological science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Physical Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTSA, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio is $18,275 for southwest region bachelor’s degree biological science students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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 #2 for the Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Houston, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 35 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biological science students in 2019-2020.

UH Downtown also took the #2 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UH Downtown is $13,592 for southwest region bachelor’s degree biological science students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 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 estimated yearly cost for Texas State is $19,683 for southwest region bachelor’s degree biological science students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#4

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Sam Houston State University is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 1 bachelors’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree biological science students whose families make $75-$110k list, SHSU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $19,531 for southwest region bachelor’s degree biological science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend SHSU.

Full Sam Houston State University Biological & Physical Science Report

#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also took the #4 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech University is $21,305 for southwest region bachelor’s degree biological science students whose families make $75-$110k.

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

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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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