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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computational Science

10 Ranked Colleges
174 Degrees Awarded
$18,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Computational Science Schools for a Bachelor's

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Computational Science Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,184 people earned their degree in computational science, making the major the 244th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, computational science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $0 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 174 computational science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Computational Science Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in computational science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computational science programs and 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 Computational Science Schools for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree computational science students.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computational Science

#1

Winona State University

Winona, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Computational Science Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Winona State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Winona State University is a public institution located in Winona, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Winona State also made our “Best Computational Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Winona State University is $17,656 for bachelor’s degree computational science students.

The low student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Computational Science at Winona State

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computational Science Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computational science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree computational science students list, Iowa State has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Computational Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Iowa State University is $15,496 for bachelor’s degree computational science students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Computational Science at Iowa State

#3

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Computational Science Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Wazzu is a large public school situated in Pullman, Washington. It awarded 17 bachelors’s computational science degrees in 2019-2020.

Wazzu also took the #3 spot in our “Best Computational Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Wazzu is $16,358 for bachelor’s degree computational science students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Washington State University Computational Science Report

#4

University of South Carolina - Beaufort

Bluffton, South Carolina

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Computational Science Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Beaufort landed the #4 spot on the list. Bluffton, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computational science degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

USCB also took the #8 spot in our “Best Computational Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend USCB is $16,719 for Bachelor’s Degree Computational Science students.

Read full report on Computational Science at University of South Carolina - Beaufort

#5

Metropolitan State University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Computational Science Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Metro State is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 1 bachelors’s computational science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree computational science students list, Metro State has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Computational Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $15,225 for bachelor’s degree computational science students per year to attend Metropolitan State University.

Read full report on Computational Science at Metropolitan State University

#6

Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey
#7 in overall quality

Montclair State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computational Science Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Montclair State University is a large school located in Montclair, New Jersey that handed out 2 bachelors’s computational science degrees in 2019-2020.

Montclair State also made our “Best Computational Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $18,034 for Bachelor’s Degree Computational Science students per year to attend Montclair State.

The low student loan default rate of 4.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Computational Science at Montclair State University

#7

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Northern Arizona University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Computational Science Schools for a Bachelor’s list. NAU is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 1 bachelors’s computational science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree computational science students list, NAU has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Computational Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $12,915 for Bachelor’s Degree Computational Science students per year to attend NAU.

Read full report on Computational Science at NAU

#8

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

Temple University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computational Science Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. Temple University is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 4 bachelors’s computational science degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Computational Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $23,521 for bachelor’s degree computational science students per year to attend Temple.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read more about Computational Science at Temple University

#1 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Austin landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Computational Science Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s computational science degrees to qualified students.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Computational Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $18,023 for bachelor’s degree computational science students per year to attend UT Austin.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full The University of Texas at Austin Computational Science Report

#10

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Tufts University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Computational Science Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Medford, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computational science degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Tufts not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Computational Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Tufts University is $30,744 for bachelor’s degree computational science students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Tufts Computational Science Report

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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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