2026 Best Value Computational Biology Schools in the Southwest Region

[Computational Biology](/majors/biological-biomedical-sciences/biomathematics-bioinformatics-computational-biology/computational-biology/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong computational biology education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools to find the best return on investment for computational biology students.
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2026 Best Value Computational Biology Schools in the Southwest Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the computational biology degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Computational Biology Schools
Our analysis ranked The University Of Texas At Arlington the best value for a degree in computational biology in the Southwest Region. Located in the city of Arlington, The University Of Texas At Arlington is a very large public university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $11,950, while out-of-state students pay about $29,582. Students borrow a median of $21,632 to complete the computational biology program here. Early-career computational biology graduates make about $55,304. That is a strong return on a $21,632 median debt. The acceptance rate is 80%.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 4 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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.