2022 Best Value Scientific Computing Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Southwest 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 Southwest region, there were 120 computational science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 77 computational science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Scientific Computing Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree 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 Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Scientific Computing Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computational Science in the Southwest Region

#1

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,886 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Scientific Computing Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region 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 10 masters’s scientific computing degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree scientific computing students list, UT Austin has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Computational Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The University of Texas at Austin Computational Science Report

#2

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

Norman, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$23,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Scientific Computing Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 52 masters’s scientific computing degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also made our “Best Computational Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Computational Science Report

#3

The University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$16,180 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Scientific Computing Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 7 masters’s scientific computing degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Computational Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTEP are $16,180, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

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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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