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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Biomedical Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

8 Ranked Colleges
1,224 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Biomedical Sciences is the 91st most popular major in the country with 10,239 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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 $48-$75k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general biomedical sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general biomedical sciences programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Biomedical Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#3 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 88 bachelors’s general biomedical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley also made our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is $6,405 for southwest region bachelor’s degree biomedical sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.

Full The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley General Biomedical Sciences Report

#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 $48-$75k. University of Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s general biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,505 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Biomedical Sciences students whose families make $48-$75k 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 UH General Biomedical Sciences Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. 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.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree biomedical sciences students whose families make $48-$75k list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - College Station is $18,810 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Biomedical Sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station General Biomedical Sciences Report

#4

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. NAU 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. It costs about $12,675 for southwest region bachelor’s degree biomedical sciences students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend NAU.

Read more about General Biomedical Sciences at NAU

#5

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Sam Houston State University is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 47 bachelors’s general biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree biomedical sciences students whose families make $48-$75k list, SHSU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,832 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Biomedical Sciences students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend SHSU.

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

#8 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school situated in Kingsville, Texas. It awarded 68 bachelors’s general biomedical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Kingsville also took the #8 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 - Kingsville is $14,464 for southwest region bachelor’s degree biomedical sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on General Biomedical Sciences at Texas A&M Kingsville

#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 $48-$75k ranking. UCO is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 64 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UCO is $18,693 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Biomedical Sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#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 $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #8. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a fairly large school located in Corpus Christi, Texas that handed out 111 bachelors’s general biomedical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M Corpus Christi is $18,590 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Biomedical Sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about General Biomedical Sciences at Texas A&M Corpus Christi

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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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