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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$22,016 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$63,040 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Biology Doctor'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for biology 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for biology majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center to be the best value school for general biology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . TTUHSC is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at TTUHSC are $19,056 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Texas is a great value for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNT are $15,600 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UT Austin is ranked #4 for overall quality for biology in the Southwest Region .

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 per year.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 a year.

Texas A&M College Station also made our Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #5.

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#6

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree general biology programs. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.

UH graduate students pay an average of $18,871 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UH also is in the top 20% of our Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.

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With a ranking of #7, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. OSU is a very large public school located in the town of Stillwater.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at OSU are $24,175 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, OSU also is in the top 20% of our Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.

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Northern Arizona University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NAU are $20,125 a year.

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With a ranking of #9, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $24,432 a year.

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The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UTEP is a very large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTEP are $16,621 per year.

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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 15 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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