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2022 Best Value Colleges for Microbiology in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

12 Ranked Colleges
506 Degrees Awarded
$15,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Microbiology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Microbiology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Microbiology is the 223rd most popular major in the country with 2,913 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 506 microbiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Microbiology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in microbiology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent microbiology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the microbiology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Microbiology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Microbiology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 12 Best Value Colleges for Microbiology in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Microbiology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school awarded 72 diplomas to qualified ’s microbiology students in 2019-2020.

Texas State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Microbiology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas State University is $15,230 for southwest region microbiology students with aid.

Read full report on Microbiology at Texas State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Microbiology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 84 degrees to qualified ’s microbiology students in 2019-2020.

OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Microbiology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $14,648 for Southwest Region Microbiology students with aid per year to attend OSU.

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

Full OSU Microbiology Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Microbiology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 72 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region microbiology students with aid list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Microbiology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $11,706 for southwest region microbiology students with aid per year to attend ASU - Tempe.

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

Read full report on Microbiology at Arizona State University - Tempe

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Microbiology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 ’s microbiology degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region microbiology students with aid list, UT Austin has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Microbiology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UT Austin is $18,023 for southwest region microbiology students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UT Austin Microbiology Report

#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Microbiology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 48 degrees to qualified ’s microbiology students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Microbiology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $15,016 for Southwest Region Microbiology students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full University of Arizona Microbiology Report

#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Microbiology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Texas Tech is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 82 ’s microbiology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Microbiology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech University is $17,571 for southwest region microbiology students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Microbiology at Texas Tech University

With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Microbiology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. The University of Texas at Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 ’s microbiology degrees to qualified students.

UT Arlington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Microbiology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at Arlington is $14,246 for southwest region microbiology students with aid.

Read more about Microbiology at UT Arlington

The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Microbiology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. UTEP is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 20 ’s microbiology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region microbiology students with aid list, UTEP has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Microbiology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UTEP is $8,920 for Southwest Region Microbiology students with aid.

Read more about Microbiology at The University of Texas at El Paso

With a ranking of #9, Southwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Microbiology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Weatherford, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified ’s microbiology students in 2019-2020.

SWOSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Microbiology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,891 for southwest region microbiology students with aid per year to attend Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

Full SWOSU Microbiology Report

#10

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

Northern Arizona University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Microbiology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Northern Arizona University is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 25 ’s microbiology degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU also took the #11 spot in our “Best Microbiology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,915 for southwest region microbiology students with aid per year to attend Northern Arizona University.

Read more about Microbiology at Northern Arizona University

#11

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas

With a ranking of #11, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Microbiology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s microbiology degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region microbiology students with aid list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Microbiology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - College Station is $19,057 for southwest region microbiology students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Microbiology at Texas A&M University - College Station

With a ranking of #12, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Microbiology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 49 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region microbiology students with aid list, University of Oklahoma has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Microbiology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $21,145 for Southwest Region Microbiology students with aid per year to attend University of Oklahoma.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Oklahoma Microbiology Report

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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