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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Bioinformatics (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

4 Ranked Colleges
60 Degrees Awarded
$19,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Bioinformatics is the 446th most popular major in the country with 1,100 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 98 bioinformatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 60 bioinformatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in bioinformatics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality bioinformatics 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 bioinformatics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The bioinformatics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Bioinformatics (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This large school is located in Richardson, Texas, and it awarded 12 masters’s bioinformatics degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also made our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Dallas are $28,610, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#1 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 #2 for the Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. ASU - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 9 masters’s bioinformatics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree bioinformatics students whose families make $48-$75k list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s bioinformatics degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Main Campus, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #4 spot on the list. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s bioinformatics degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UTEP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at El Paso are $16,180, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #4 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Skysong is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 35 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Skysong, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Skysong are $6,724, 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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