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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Physical Science in the Rocky Mountains Region (With Aid)

3 Ranked Colleges
69 Degrees Awarded
$26,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 29,162 people earned their degree in biological and physical science, making the major the 36th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, biological and physical science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,647 and had an average of $18,790 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 106 biological and physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,000 and $32,786 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 69 biological and physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in biological and physical science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biological and physical science 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 biological and physical science program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree biological science students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Physical Science in the Rocky Mountains Region (With Aid)

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid. CU Anschutz is a large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 5 masters’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz also took the #0 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biological science degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also made our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #3 spot on the list. UCCS is a fairly large public school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 24 masters’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCCS, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs are $25,774, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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