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2022 Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 4,242 people earned their degree in cell/cellular and molecular biology, making the major the 176th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 352 cell/cellular and molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 265 cell/cellular and molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in cell/cellular and molecular biology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality cell/cellular and molecular biology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the cell/cellular and molecular biology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree cell/cellular and molecular biology students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 139 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $15,399 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology at University of Arizona

#2

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Northeastern State University is a public institution located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 60 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northeastern State University is $11,683 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Northeastern State University Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Report

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s cell/cellular and molecular biology students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $18,810 for southwest region bachelor’s degree cell/cellular and molecular biology students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Texas A&M College Station.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology at Texas A&M University - College Station

#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#3 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 #4 for the Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree cell/cellular and molecular biology students whose families make $48-$75k list, Texas Tech has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech University is $17,421 for southwest region bachelor’s degree cell/cellular and molecular biology students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology at Texas Tech

#5

University of St. Thomas

Houston, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St. Thomas. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s cell/cellular and molecular biology degrees in 2019-2020.

UST also made our “Best Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend University of St. Thomas is $17,429 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology at University of St. Thomas

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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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