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2023 Best General Biology Schools in the Southwest Region

41 Colleges
$27,666 Avg Salary
$21,722 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Biology 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.

The Best General Biology Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 41 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best General Biology Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Top 10 Best General Biology Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center the best school in the Southwest Region for general biology students. Located in the large city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent 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 large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great place for general biology students. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for general biology students. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general biology schools in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

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With a ranking of #6, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for general biology students. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Christian University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general biology programs. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

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Sam Houston State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general biology students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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Texas Woman’s University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best General Biology Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. TWU is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

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West Texas A&M University ranked #10 on this year’s Best General Biology Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best General Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best general biology schools 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 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).

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