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2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Molecular Biology in the Southwest Region

3 Ranked Colleges
7 Degrees Awarded
$23,100 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Molecular Biology Major in the Southwest Region

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Molecular Biology is the 356th most popular major in the country with 1,460 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

Across the Southwest region, there were 79 molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,912 and $102,180 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Molecular Biology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in molecular biology. That schools that top this list have a program in molecular biology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Molecular Biology Major in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Molecular Biology Major in the Southwest Region”.

Top 3 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Molecular Biology in the Southwest Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Molecular Biology Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s molecular biology degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Molecular Biology at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Molecular Biology Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s molecular biology students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Molecular Biology at TWU

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Molecular Biology Major in the Southwest Region. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s molecular biology degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Molecular Biology Report

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