2023 Best Value Biotechnology Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Biotechnology School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, biotechnology was ranked #172 in the country. In fact 3,911 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Biotechnology Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for biotech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Biotechnology Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center the best value school in the Southwest Region for biotechnology students. Located in the large city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at TTUHSC are $22,230 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Biotechnology Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the fringe town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at West Texas A&M University are $11,208 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston - Downtown. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Biotechnology Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Houston, UH Downtown is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UH Downtown are $17,196 a year.
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The excellent programs at University of Houston - Clear Lake helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best biotechnology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH Clear Lake are $20,994 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UH Clear Lake also did well on our Best Biotechnology Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Tyler. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Biotechnology Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tyler, UT Tyler is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UT Tyler are $23,938 a year.
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Texas Tech University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biotechnology Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas Tech are $24,121 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Texas Tech is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Biotechnology Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Houston did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biotechnology students. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.
UH undergraduate students pay an average of $21,891 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, biotech graduates from UH carry an average student debtload of $20,250.
In addition to its great value ranking, UH is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Biotechnology Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for biotechnology students. It came in at #8 on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.
Texas A&M College Station undergraduate students pay an average of $38,855 in tuition and fees each year.
Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Biotechnology Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #4.
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Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biotechnology Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Tempe are $29,438 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, ASU - Tempe is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Biotechnology Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for biotechnology students. It came in at #10 on the list. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Richardson.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UT Dallas are $39,776 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UT Dallas also is in the top 15% of our Best Biotechnology Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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Request InformationBest Biotechnology Colleges by State
Explore the best biotechnology schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Texas | 148 |
Arizona | 21 |
Oklahoma | 13 |
New Mexico | 9 |
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Biotechnology Related Majors for Biotech
One of 14 majors within the area of study, biotechnology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Biology | 107,165 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 14,535 |
Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 11,615 |
Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 8,813 |
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 7,247 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Henk Caspers/Naturalis Biodiversity Center.
More about our data sources and methodologies.