by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 94,541 biology studies students received their degree, making the major the 6th most popular in the country.
Across the Southwest region, there were 11,117 biology studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,590 biology studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,470 and $15,074 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 67 colleges that offer a degree in biology studies. That schools that top this list have a program in biology studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree biological sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Oklahoma State College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Wilburton, Oklahoma, and it awarded 9 associates’s biological sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Houston Community College is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 580 associates’s biological sciences degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Biology Studies at Houston Community College
Out of the 67 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Blinn College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Brenham, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 72 diplomas to qualified associates’s biological sciences students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 67 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Oklahoma College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 41 diplomas to qualified associates’s biological sciences students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Connors State College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Warner, Oklahoma, and it awarded 14 associates’s biological sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Lamar Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Lamar Institute of Technology is a small school located in Beaumont, Texas that handed out 27 associates’s biological sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Texas State Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas State Technical College is a fairly large public school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 28 associates’s biological sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
South Texas College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. South Texas College is a large school located in McAllen, Texas that handed out 146 associates’s biological sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
Tohono O’Odham Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Sells, Arizona, and it awarded 0 associates’s biological sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
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With a ranking of #10, El Paso Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. El Paso Community College is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 135 associates’s biological sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Biology Studies at El Paso Community College
Oklahoma City Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. This fairly large school is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 58 associates’s biological sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #12, Dine College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Tsaile, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s biological sciences degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
Dallas Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. Dallas Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Howard College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Howard County Junior College is a small school located in Big Spring, Texas that handed out 11 associates’s biological sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Biology Studies at Howard County Junior College
Austin Community College District did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Austin Community College District is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 59 associates’s biological sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Austin Community College District Biology Studies Report
With a ranking of #16, Amarillo College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Amarillo, Texas, and it awarded 45 associates’s biological sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Northern New Mexico College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Northern New Mexico College is a small public school situated in Espanola, New Mexico. It awarded 2 associates’s biological sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
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Frank Phillips College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. FPC is a small public school situated in Borger, Texas. It awarded 4 associates’s biological sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus is located in Roswell, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 associates’s biological sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus Biology Studies Report
Temple College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Temple College is a public institution located in Temple, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Tyler Junior College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Tyler Junior College is a fairly large public school situated in Tyler, Texas. It awarded 20 associates’s biological sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
Texarkana College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. Texarkana College is a small school located in Texarkana, Texas that handed out 6 associates’s biological sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
South Plains College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. South Plains College is a public institution located in Levelland, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Odessa College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Odessa College is located in Odessa, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 33 associates’s biological sciences degrees to qualified students.
San Juan College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Farmington, New Mexico is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s biological sciences degrees to 12 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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