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2022 Best Value Colleges for Neurosciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

9 Ranked Colleges
724 Degrees Awarded
$11,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Neurosciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Neurosciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Neurosciences is the 93rd most popular major in the country with 9,329 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 724 neurosciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Neurosciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in neurosciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality neurosciences programs that also have a lower cost than 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 neurosciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Neurosciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Neurosciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Colleges for Neurosciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Neurosciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #1 spot on the list. Rice is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 20 ’s neurosciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Rice also took the #4 spot in our “Best Neurosciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Rice University is $3,437 for southwest region neurosciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Rice University Neurosciences Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Neurosciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 236 ’s neurosciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region neurosciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, UT Austin has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Neurosciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,203 for southwest region neurosciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UT Austin.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 full report on Neurosciences at The University of Texas at Austin

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 Neurosciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified ’s neurosciences students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Neurosciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - College Station is $11,454 for Southwest Region Neurosciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Neurosciences Report

#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Neurosciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 103 ’s neurosciences degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Neurosciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $10,562 for Southwest Region Neurosciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Arizona Neurosciences Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Neurosciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 32 diplomas to qualified ’s neurosciences students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Neurosciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Tempe is $7,044 for Southwest Region Neurosciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full ASU - Tempe Neurosciences Report

The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Neurosciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. UT Dallas is a public institution located in Richardson, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 204 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also took the #6 spot in our “Best Neurosciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UT Dallas is $10,857 for southwest region neurosciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Neurosciences at UT Dallas

The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Neurosciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 2 ’s neurosciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Neurosciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $7,092 for Southwest Region Neurosciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UTEP.

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

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Neurosciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Oklahoma is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 2 ’s neurosciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region neurosciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, University of Oklahoma has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Neurosciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is $16,675 for southwest region neurosciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Neurosciences at University of Oklahoma

#9

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

Baylor University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Neurosciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Baylor is located in Waco, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 54 ’s neurosciences degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Baylor, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Neurosciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Baylor is $26,726 for Southwest Region Neurosciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 Neurosciences at Baylor University

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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