2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Physical Sciences in the Far Western US Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 29,162 people earned their degree in biological and physical sciences, making the major the 29th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 19,725 biological and physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 68 biological and physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent biological and physical sciences 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 biological and physical sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The biological & physical sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree biological & physical sciences students.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Physical Sciences in the Far Western US Region

#1

Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont, California

#1 in overall quality

$39,390 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Keck Graduate Institute landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Claremont, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 67 degrees to qualified masters’s biological and physical sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at KGI, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at KGI are $39,390, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biological & Physical Sciences at Keck Graduate Institute

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Physical Sciences

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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