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2022 Best Value Scientific Computing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
34 Degrees Awarded
$26,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Scientific Computing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Scientific Computing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Computational Science is the 460th most popular major in the country with 1,184 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 34 computational science graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Scientific Computing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in computational science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computational 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 computational 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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Best Value Scientific Computing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree scientific computing students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computational Science (Income $0-$30k)

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Scientific Computing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 doctorate’s scientific computing degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree scientific computing students whose families make $0-$30k list, UT Austin has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Computational Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UT Austin Computational Science Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Scientific Computing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k list. The University of Texas at El Paso is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree scientific computing students whose families make $0-$30k list, UTEP has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Computational Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at El Paso are $16,180, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Computational Science at The University of Texas at El Paso

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Scientific Computing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s scientific computing degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Chattanooga also took the #5 spot in our “Best Computational Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Chattanooga are $18,334, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga Computational Science Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Scientific Computing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s scientific computing degrees to qualified students.

Pitt also took the #4 spot in our “Best Computational Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus are $40,836, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Pitt Computational Science Report

#5

Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Scientific Computing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Marquette University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s scientific computing students in 2019-2020.

Marquette also took the #3 spot in our “Best Computational Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marquette are $21,690, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Computational Science at Marquette

#6

Chapman University

Orange, California
#2 in overall quality

Chapman University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Scientific Computing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Chapman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Orange, California. It awarded 10 doctorate’s scientific computing degrees in 2019-2020.

Chapman also took the #2 spot in our “Best Computational Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Chapman are $35,105.

Read more about Computational Science at Chapman

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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