2022 Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region
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 the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Science Education is the 361st most popular major in the country with 1,248 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Plains States region, there were 180 science education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 98 science education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in science education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent science education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the science education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree physical science education students.
Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Science Education in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hamline University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s physical science education degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.
Hamline also made our “Best Science Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hamline University are $11,577, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Missouri State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Maryville, Missouri, and it awarded 1 masters’s physical science education degrees in 2019-2020.
Northwest also took the #7 spot in our “Best Science Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwest are $6,673, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Drake University landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Des Moines, Iowa, and it awarded 3 masters’s physical science education degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Drake, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Science Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drake University are $11,932, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minot State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Minot, North Dakota, and it awarded 1 masters’s physical science education degrees in 2019-2020.
MSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Science Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minot State University are $9,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska at Kearney. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. University of Nebraska at Kearney is a medium-sized school located in Kearney, Nebraska that handed out 23 masters’s physical science education degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNK, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Science Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska at Kearney are $14,792, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Truman State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Kirksville, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physical science education degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
Truman State also made our “Best Science Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Truman State are $16,551, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Southeast Missouri State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. Southeast Missouri State University is a public institution located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Southeast Missouri State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Science Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southeast Missouri State University are $10,792, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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St Catherine University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s physical science education degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree physical science education students list, St. Kate’s has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Science Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. Kate’s are $17,400, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Iowa State University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s physical science education degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree physical science education students list, Iowa State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Science Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Iowa came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Iowa also made our “Best Science Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613.
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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%.
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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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