2022 Best Value Scientific Computing Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Master’s in the Far Western US Region” 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.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 77 computational science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 31 computational science graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Scientific Computing Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computational science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computational science programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree scientific computing students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computational Science in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of California - San Diego

La Jolla, California

#2 in overall quality

$28,631 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Scientific Computing Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in La Jolla, California, this large public school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified masters’s scientific computing students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSD, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Computational Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSD are $28,631, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of California - San Diego Computational Science Report

#2

Chapman University

Orange, California

#1 in overall quality

$35,105 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chapman University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Scientific Computing Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. This medium-sized school is located in Orange, California, and it awarded 8 masters’s scientific computing degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Chapman, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Computational Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Chapman University are $35,105, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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