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2022 Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
1,224 Degrees Awarded
$11,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 10,239 people earned their degree in general biomedical sciences, making the major the 91st most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,133 general biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,224 general biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general biomedical sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general biomedical sciences 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 general biomedical sciences 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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Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree biomedical sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Biomedical Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school handed out 88 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general biomedical sciences students in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $3,473 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Biomedical Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Biomedical Sciences at UT Rio Grande Valley

#2

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general biomedical sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,925 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Biomedical Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UH.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Houston General Biomedical Sciences Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Texas A&M College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 526 bachelors’s general biomedical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - College Station is $13,270 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Biomedical Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Texas A&M College Station General Biomedical Sciences Report

#4

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #4 spot on the list. Northern Arizona University is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 262 bachelors’s general biomedical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Arizona University is $9,799 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Biomedical Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Northern Arizona University General Biomedical Sciences Report

#5

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s general biomedical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Sam Houston State University is $11,634 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Biomedical Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on General Biomedical Sciences at Sam Houston State University

#8 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is located in Kingsville, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 68 bachelors’s general biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Kingsville, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M Kingsville is $11,721 for southwest region bachelor’s degree biomedical sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Texas A&M University - Kingsville General Biomedical Sciences Report

#4 in overall quality

University of Central Oklahoma came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school handed out 64 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general biomedical sciences students in 2019-2020.

UCO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $13,381 for southwest region bachelor’s degree biomedical sciences students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Central Oklahoma.

Read full report on General Biomedical Sciences at UCO

#7 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is located in Corpus Christi, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 111 bachelors’s general biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $16,393 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Biomedical Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi.

Full Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi General Biomedical Sciences Report

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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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