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2022 Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
22 Degrees Awarded
$9,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,248 people earned their degree in science education, making the major the 361st most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 98 science education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 science education graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in science education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality science education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the science education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Science Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, Washington
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Washington University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Eastern Washington University is a public institution located in Cheney, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

EWU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Science Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $8,473 for far western us region bachelor’s degree physical science education students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Eastern Washington University.

Read more about Science Education at Eastern Washington University

#2

Western Washington University

Bellingham, Washington
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Washington University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Western Washington University is a public institution located in Bellingham, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WWU also made our “Best Science Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $9,743 for far western us region bachelor’s degree physical science education students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Western Washington University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Science Education at WWU

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #3 spot on the list. UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s physical science education degrees to qualified students.

UNLV also took the #4 spot in our “Best Science Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas is $9,378 for far western us region bachelor’s degree physical science education students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full University of Nevada - Las Vegas Science Education Report

#4

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the #4 spot on the list. Ellensburg, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s physical science education degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

CWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Science Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $9,875 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Science Education students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Central Washington University.

Full Central Washington University Science Education Report

#5

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Santa Cruz. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UC Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s physical science education degrees to qualified students.

UC Santa Cruz also took the #5 spot in our “Best Science Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $10,872 for far western us region bachelor’s degree physical science education students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of California - Santa Cruz.

The low student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Science Education at University of California - Santa Cruz

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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