by our College Data Analytics Team
Natural Sciences is the #169 most popular major in the country with N/A bachelor's degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
For this year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Natural Sciences ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer a bachelor's in natural sciences. Note that the phrase 'best value' does not mean the absolute lowest-priced. Instead, we are looking at those natural sciences schools that offer a high quality educational experience at a price lower than expected.
Average cost figures start with estimating tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses. We then subtract the average amount of financial aid that a student receives. You can use this as a gauge to estimate how much you may need to pay out of pocket to cover costs when financial aid isn't enough. Keep in mind that the net cost for you may be higher or lower, depending on your income and other factors.
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The following schools top our list of the Best Natural Sciences Colleges for the Money.
Our rankings recognize American Public University System as the #1 school in this year's rankings. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.
When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
Our rankings recognize University of Puerto Rico - Cayey as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Cayey, UPR Cayey is a public college with a small student population.
When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
Full Natural Sciences at University of Puerto Rico - Cayey Report
Our rankings recognize Kansas State University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a large student population. K -State not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Natural Sciences Schools list.
It takes about 4.5 years for the average student at K -State to complete their degree, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $30,879. This means that the average student pays around $138,956 to get a bachelor’s degree from K -State. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Chico. Located in the city of Chico, Chico State is a public college with a fairly large student population. Chico State also took the #9 spot in our Best Natural Sciences Schools rankings.
It takes about 4.7 years for the average student at Chico State to complete their degree, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $23,809. This means that the average student pays around $111,188 to get a bachelor’s degree from Chico State. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
Read full report on Natural Sciences at California State University - Chico
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Harrisburg, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average student at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology graduates in less than 4.4 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $15,138. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the Harrisburg University of Science and Technology is $66,910. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
Read full report on Natural Sciences at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
Dominican University landed the #6 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value natural sciences schools. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Dominican U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Dominican U not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Natural Sciences Schools list.
It takes the average student at Dominican U about 4.2 years to graduate, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $27,154. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from Dominican U is about $114,861. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
University of Nebraska at Omaha earned the #7 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public college with a large student population.
At UNOMAHA, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.7 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $23,625. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from UNOMAHA be around $110,093. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
Full Natural Sciences at University of Nebraska at Omaha Report
Colorado State University - Fort Collins earned the #8 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado State, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Natural Sciences Schools ranking.
At Colorado State, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.4 years, and it costs about $30,233 per year to attend the school. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the Colorado State is $133,025. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
Full Natural Sciences at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report
The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Hawaii - West Oahu. UH West Oahu is a small public school located in the suburb of Kapolei.
Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
Full Natural Sciences at University of Hawaii - West Oahu Report
Temple University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Temple is 4.3 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $36,161. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Temple is $156,577. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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One of 51 majors within the Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies area of study, Natural Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.
*These averages are for the top 17 schools only.
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