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2023 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 177,778 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, biological and biomedical sciences is the #9 most popular major in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 62 schools in the Southwest Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Methodist University the best school in the Southwest Region for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

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Out of the 62 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 2 spot on the list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

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#3

Southwestern University

Georgetown, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southwestern University is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Georgetown, Southwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Skysong is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best biological and biomedical sciences schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a very large student population.

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Texas A&M University - San Antonio ranked #7 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the rural area of San Antonio, Texas A&M San Antonio is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Sam Houston State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. SHSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.

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With a ranking of #10, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s best schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX
12 University of North Texas Denton, TX

Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best biological and biomedical sciences colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 3,582
Texas 13,714
New Mexico 740
Oklahoma 1,804

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
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
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 6,206
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 4,566
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 4,420
Biotechnology 3,911
Zoology 2,984
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 2,957
Genetics 1,543
Pharmacology & Toxicology 1,042
Botany/Plant Biology 691
Molecular Medicine 83

Majors Similar to Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Kelly White.

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