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2023 Most Popular General Biology Schools in the Southwest Region

53 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular General Biology Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 53 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Biology program at each school on the list.

Check out the biology programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Texas Health Science Center the most popular school in the Southwest Region for general biology students. Located in the city of Fort Worth, UNT Health Science Center is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 53 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Midwestern University - Glendale landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Glendale, Midwestern University - Glendale is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of the Incarnate Word. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular General Biology Schools in the Southwest Region list. UIW is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.

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#5

University of Houston

Houston, TX

The excellent programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general biology schools in the Southwest Region . UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular General Biology Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a very large student population.

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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center - El Paso did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general biology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of El-Paso, TTUHSC - El Paso is a public school with a small student population.

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Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Biology Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.

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Northern Arizona University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general biology students. It came in at #9 on the list. NAU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Flagstaff.

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Biology Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public college with a small student population.

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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 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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