2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s in Colorado

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s in Colorado” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Colorado, there were 48 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 43 biological and physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,789 and $41,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s in Colorado” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in biological and physical science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent biological and physical science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s in Colorado” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s in Colorado

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s in Colorado.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Physical Science in Colorado

#1

Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Fort Collins, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$28,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s in Colorado list. Colorado State is a public institution located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055.

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#2

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$25,774 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$40,548 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s in Colorado list. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, this fairly large public school awarded 24 degrees to qualified masters’s biological science students in 2019-2020.

UCCS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCCS are $25,774.

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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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