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2022 Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

6 Ranked Colleges
63 Degrees Awarded
$23,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 63 science education graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in science education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great science education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the science education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Science Education in the Far Western US Region

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Long Beach, California, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s physical science education students in 2019-2020.

CSULB also took the #3 spot in our “Best Science Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Long Beach are $17,784, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full California State University - Long Beach Science Education Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Northridge. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. CSUN is a large public school situated in Northridge, California. It awarded 11 masters’s physical science education degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Science Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Northridge are $17,955, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Science Education at California State University - Northridge

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s physical science education degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Science Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294.

Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Science Education Report

#4

Western Washington University

Bellingham, Washington
#4 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 #4 for the Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. WWU is a fairly large public school situated in Bellingham, Washington. It awarded 12 masters’s physical science education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree physical science education students list, WWU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Science Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WWU are $24,105, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Science Education at WWU

#5

San Jose State University

San Jose, California
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Jose State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. San Jose, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physical science education degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

San Jose State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Science Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Jose State University are $18,790, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full San Jose State Science Education Report

#6

Seattle Pacific University

Seattle, Washington
#2 in overall quality

Seattle Pacific University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. Seattle Pacific University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 14 masters’s physical science education degrees in 2019-2020.

SPU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Science Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SPU are $31,896.

Full SPU Science Education Report

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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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