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2022 Best Value Biochemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

9 Ranked Colleges
92 Degrees Awarded
$25,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Biochemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Biochemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology is the 68th most popular major in the country with 14,318 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,860 and had an average of $22,130 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,011 biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,080 and $20,374 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 92 biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biochemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology 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, biophysics and molecular biology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree biochemistry students with aid.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biochemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. UT Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also made our “Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. 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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#10 in overall quality

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 Best Value Biochemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s biochemistry students in 2019-2020.

TWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 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 Texas Woman’s University are $14,962.

Full Texas Woman’s University Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Report

#3

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 #3 for the Best Value Biochemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. UH is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s biochemistry degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 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 Houston are $18,689.

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#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Biochemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. UNT is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 3 doctorate’s biochemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Texas are $15,618, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of North Texas Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Report

#5

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Biochemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #5 spot on the list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s biochemistry degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rice, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 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

Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Biochemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s biochemistry degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biochemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s biochemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also made our “Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Report

#3 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biochemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree biochemistry students with aid list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 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 Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743.

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#9

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biochemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 1 doctorate’s biochemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree biochemistry students with aid list, University of Arizona has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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