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2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
96 Degrees Awarded
$23,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,585 people earned their degree in biotechnology, making the major the 171st most popular in the United States. 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the biotechnology 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 Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology 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 Dallas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. The University of Texas at Dallas is a public institution located in Richardson, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees 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 The University of Texas at Dallas are $28,610.

Full The University of Texas at Dallas Biotechnology Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston - Clear Lake. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid 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 also made our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Clear Lake are $19,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Biotechnology at UH Clear Lake

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 7 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA also made our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTSA are $25,807, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UTSA Biotechnology Report

#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #4 spot on the list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biotech degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530.

Read full report on Biotechnology at Texas Tech

#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 8 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #4 spot in our “Best Biotechnology Master’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.

Read full report on Biotechnology at University of Arizona

Stephen F Austin State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Stephen F Austin State University is a fairly large school located in Nacogdoches, Texas that handed out 2 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

SFASU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SFASU are $15,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full SFASU Biotechnology Report

#3 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 masters’s 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 more about 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 Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 7 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

UST did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Biotechnology Master’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 University of St. Thomas are $21,634.

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%.

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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