2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master'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 Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 45 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for biological and biomedical sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the best value school in the Southwest Region for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.
ASU - Skysong graduate students pay an average of $9,982 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend West Texas A&M University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. West Texas A&M University is a moderately-sized public school located in the fringe town of Canyon.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at West Texas A&M University are $8,574 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. TTUHSC is a medium-sized public school located in the 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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The excellent master’s degree programs at MSU Texas helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value biological and biomedical sciences schools in the Southwest Region . MSU Texas is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Wichita Falls.
MSU Texas graduate students pay an average of $8,056 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 45 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. 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.
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With a ranking of #6, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at TWU are $15,048 a year.
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Sam Houston State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.
SHSU graduate students pay an average of $16,009 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of North Texas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNT are $15,600 a year.
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Edinburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,677 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UT Rio Grande Valley is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 per year.
UT Austin did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Request InformationBest 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 |
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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.
- 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.