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2023 Best Value General Biology Master's Degree Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

31 Colleges
$8,414 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,743 Avg Salary

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

With 871 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general biology is the #17 most popular major in Texas.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value General Biology Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 31 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for biology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for biology majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best General Biology Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center to be the best value school for general biology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Texas. TTUHSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at TTUHSC are $9,080 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe town of Canyon.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at West Texas A&M University are $7,282 per year.

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Out of the 31 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a large student population.

TWU graduate students pay an average of $7,704 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stephen F Austin State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. SFASU is a large public school located in the remote town of Nacogdoches.

SFASU graduate students pay an average of $7,433 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Sam Houston State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general biology schools in Texas. SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Huntsville.

SHSU graduate students pay an average of $8,666 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

MSU Texas

Wichita Falls, TX

MSU Texas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general biology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. MSU Texas is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Wichita Falls.

MSU Texas graduate students pay an average of $6,886 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of North Texas ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNT are $8,256 a year.

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With a ranking of #8, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Texas A&M Kingsville are $6,157 a year.

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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general biology programs. Located in the large city of Corpus Christi, Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M Corpus Christi are $7,179 per year.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general biology programs. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg.

UT Rio Grande Valley graduate students pay an average of $8,333 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full General Biology at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Report

Best Value General Biology Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value General Biology Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 170
Oklahoma 20
New Mexico 62

General Biology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

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.

  • 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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