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

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$63,040 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general biology was ranked #33 in the country. In fact 8,920 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best 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 doctor's degree programs 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 General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the biology doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center to be the best school for general biology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Southern Methodist University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general biology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

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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 # 4 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a very large student population.

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Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of North Texas ranked #7 on this year’s Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

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#8

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general biology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

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#9

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general biology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, AZ

Northern Arizona University ranked #10 on this year’s Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. NAU is a very large public school located in the city of Flagstaff.

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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 871
Arizona 170
Oklahoma 20
New Mexico 62

One of 14 majors within the area of study, general biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 3,221
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 2,488
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 2,290
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 1,964
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 1,922

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 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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