2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Major in the Southwest Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology is the 336th most popular major in the country with 1,613 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Southwest region, there were 95 biochemistry & molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 19 biochemistry & molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,912 and $102,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biochemistry & molecular biology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in biochemistry & molecular biology.
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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Major in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree biochemistry and molecular biology students.
Top 3 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Major in the Southwest Region. University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center is a public institution located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Major in the Southwest Region list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s biochemistry and molecular biology degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full UNT Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor College of Medicine landed the #3 spot on the list. Baylor College of Medicine is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 doctorate’s biochemistry and molecular biology degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Biochemistry & Molecular Biology at Baylor College of Medicine
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.
