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2022 Best Value Natural Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
1,170 Degrees Awarded
$13,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Natural Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Natural Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

Natural Sciences is the 339th most popular major in the country with 2,345 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,170 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Natural Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in natural sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality natural sciences 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 natural sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Natural Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Natural Sciences in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Natural Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Tahlequah, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s natural sciences degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

NSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Natural Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northeastern State University is $9,994 for Southwest Region Natural Sciences students with aid.

Read more about Natural Sciences at Northeastern State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified ’s natural sciences students in 2019-2020.

UTEP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Natural Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at El Paso is $8,920 for southwest region natural sciences students with aid.

Read more about Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at El Paso

#3

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 #3 for the Best Value Natural Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 ’s natural sciences degrees to qualified students.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Natural Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $15,016 for Southwest Region Natural Sciences students with aid.

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 University of Arizona Natural Sciences Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s natural sciences degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #4 spot in our “Best Natural Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Tempe is $11,706 for southwest region natural sciences students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Natural Sciences at ASU - Tempe

#5

Oklahoma Baptist University

Shawnee, Oklahoma

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma Baptist University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Natural Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Oklahoma Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Shawnee, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OBU also made our “Best Natural Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $21,446 for southwest region natural sciences students with aid per year to attend OBU.

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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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