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2023 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region

45 Colleges
$28,770 Avg Salary
$21,249 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences School for You

In 2020-2021, 28,851 biological and biomedical sciences students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #9 most popular in the country.

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The Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences 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 45 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for biological and biomedical sciences majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center the best school in the Southwest Region for biological and biomedical sciences students. TTUHSC is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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Out of the 45 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the # 2 spot on the list. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region list. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

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Out of the 45 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston landed the # 5 spot on the list. UTHealth is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Houston.

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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best biological and biomedical sciences programs. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stillwater.

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#9

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Christian University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#10

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, TX

Sam Houston State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for biological and biomedical sciences students. It came in at #10 on the list. SHSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.

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Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best biological and biomedical sciences schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 454
Texas 2,128
Oklahoma 193
New Mexico 69

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 8,920
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
Biotechnology 1,567
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 1,509
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 1,244
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 1,241
Pharmacology & Toxicology 825
Genetics 717
Zoology 489
Botany/Plant Biology 371
Molecular Medicine 83

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705
Engineering Technologies 7,672

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Kelly White.

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