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2023 Best General Biology Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

39 Colleges
$38,743 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Biology Master's Degree School for You

With 107,165 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general biology is the #5 most popular major in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best General Biology Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 39 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best General Biology Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best General Biology Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center the best school in the Southwest Region for general biology students working on their master’s degree. TTUHSC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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Out of the 39 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the # 2 spot on the list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general biology schools in the Southwest Region . ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

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#4

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas Christian University is a great place for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a great place for general biology students working on their master’s degree. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

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With a ranking of #6, Sam Houston State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general biology students working on their master’s degree. SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.

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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #7 on this year’s Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, West Texas A&M University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general biology students working on their master’s degree. West Texas A&M University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Canyon.

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general biology programs. UTHealth is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Houston.

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Best General Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best general biology colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 9,573
Arizona 2,191
Oklahoma 729
New Mexico 576

General Biology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 14,535
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 11,615
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 8,813
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 7,247
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 6,206

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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