2022 Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across North Carolina, there were 30 science education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 13 science education graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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 Master’s in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina master’s degree physical science education students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Science Education in North Carolina

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$20,685 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina list. This large school is located in Greenville, North Carolina, and it awarded 7 masters’s physical science education degrees in 2019-2020.

ECU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Science Education Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at East Carolina University are $20,685.

Read more about Science Education at ECU

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$28,999 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 4 masters’s physical science education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Science Education Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Science Education at NC State

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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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