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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biochemistry in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
63 Degrees Awarded
$28,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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 “Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Biochemistry is the 77th most popular major in the country with 10,071 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,613 biochemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 63 biochemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in biochemistry. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biochemistry 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 biochemistry program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biochemistry in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 3 doctorate’s biological chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Biochemistry Doctor’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 UT Austin are $22,886.

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#2

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Biochemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Rice is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 doctorate’s biological chemistry degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rice, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Biochemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice are $47,913, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s biological chemistry degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Biochemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full ASU - Tempe Biochemistry Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. OSU is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 3 doctorate’s biological chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Biochemistry Doctor’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 OSU are $23,963.

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#3 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 13 doctorate’s biological chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Biochemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas A&M College Station Biochemistry Report

#7

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#9 in overall quality

University of Arizona did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s biological chemistry degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Biochemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399.

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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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