2023 Best Value General Biology Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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 Value 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 value master'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.
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2023 Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for biology majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best General Biology Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named West Texas A&M University the best value school in the Southwest Region for general biology students working on their master’s degree. West Texas A&M University is a moderately-sized public school located in the fringe town of Canyon.
West Texas A&M University graduate students pay an average of $8,574 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. TTUHSC is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at TTUHSC are $19,056 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend MSU Texas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. MSU Texas is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Wichita Falls.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MSU Texas are $8,056 a year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general biology schools in the Southwest Region . ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Portales.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ENMU - Main Campus are $7,110 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
TWU graduate students pay an average of $15,048 in tuition and fees each year.
Sam Houston State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. SHSU is a very large public school located in the town of Huntsville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SHSU are $16,009 a year.
University of North Texas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general biology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNT are $15,600 per year.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the city of Edinburg.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,677 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UT Rio Grande Valley also did well on our Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Stephen F Austin State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general biology programs. SFASU is a large public school located in the remote town of Nacogdoches.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SFASU are $15,695 a year.
Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general biology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the distant town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Texas A&M Commerce graduate students pay an average of $14,682 in tuition and fees each 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 |
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General Biology Related Majors for Biology
General Biology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Biology
| 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 26 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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