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2022 Best Vallue Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

8 Ranked Colleges
96 Degrees Awarded
$23,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Biotech Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Biotechnology is the 171st most popular major in the country with 3,585 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, biotechnology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $50,092 and had an average of $32,815 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 246 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,300 and $23,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 96 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in biotechnology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great biotechnology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the biotechnology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 8 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also made our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Biotechnology at University of Arizona

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 10 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Biotechnology at Texas Tech

#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 7 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTSA are $25,807, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UTSA Biotechnology Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Richardson, Texas, this large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s biotech students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Dallas, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Biotechnology Master’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 UT Dallas are $28,610.

Read more about Biotechnology at The University of Texas at Dallas

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #5 spot on the list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biotech degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

UH Clear Lake did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Clear Lake are $19,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biotechnology at UH Clear Lake

Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #6. SFASU is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s biotech degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFASU, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stephen F Austin State University are $15,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biotechnology at SFASU

#3 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #7. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 19 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Biotechnology at Texas A&M College Station

#8

University of St. Thomas

Houston, Texas
#7 in overall quality

University of St. Thomas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. University of St. Thomas is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s biotech degrees to qualified students.

UST also took the #7 spot in our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of St. Thomas are $21,634, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Biotechnology at UST

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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%.

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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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