2023 Best Value General Biology Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Biology Master'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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search 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. Our analysis looked at 39 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for biology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Biology Master's Degree Colleges.
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. Located in the fringe town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at West Texas A&M University are $8,574 per year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a great value for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at TTUHSC are $19,056 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend MSU Texas. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Wichita Falls, MSU Texas is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at MSU Texas are $8,056 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public school with a small student population.
ENMU - Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $7,110 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas Woman’s University is a great value for general biology students working on their master’s degree. TWU is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at TWU are $15,048 a year.
Sam Houston State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general biology programs. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SHSU are $16,009 a year.
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University of North Texas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UNT is a very large public school located in the city of Denton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNT are $15,600 a year.
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With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UT Rio Grande Valley graduate students pay an average of $15,677 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UT Rio Grande Valley is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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With a ranking of #9, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SFASU are $15,695 per year.
Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general biology programs. Texas A&M Commerce is a large public school located in the town of Commerce.
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 schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Texas | 871 |
Arizona | 170 |
Oklahoma | 20 |
New Mexico | 62 |
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Majors Related to Biology
One of 14 majors within the area of study, general biology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 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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