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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biology Education (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
16 Degrees Awarded
$20,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Biology Teacher Education 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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

Biology Education is the 522nd most popular major in the country with 777 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 90 biology education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 biology education graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in biology education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent biology education 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 biology education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biology Education (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biology teacher education students in 2019-2020.

NAU also made our “Best Biology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Northern Arizona University is $9,799 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Biology Teacher Education students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Biology Education at Northern Arizona University

#2

Texas Wesleyan University

Fort Worth, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Wesleyan University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Texas Wesleyan University is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s biology teacher education degrees to qualified students.

Texas Wesleyan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Biology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Wesleyan is $23,276 for southwest region bachelor’s degree biology teacher education students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Biology Education at Texas Wesleyan University

#3

Our Lady of the Lake University

San Antonio, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Our Lady of the Lake University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Our Lady of the Lake University is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s biology teacher education degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OLLU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Biology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $16,268 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Biology Teacher Education students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend OLLU.

Full Our Lady of the Lake University Biology Education Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mary Hardin - Baylor landed the #4 spot on the list. UMHB is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Belton, Texas. It awarded 2 bachelors’s biology teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

UMHB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Biology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $23,959 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Biology Teacher Education students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UMHB.

Full UMHB Biology Education Report

#5

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor University landed the #5 spot on the list. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 2 bachelors’s biology teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Biology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $29,849 for southwest region bachelor’s degree biology teacher education students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Baylor.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Biology Education at Baylor

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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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