2022 Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Natural Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Natural Sciences is the 339th most popular major in the country with 2,345 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in natural sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality natural sciences 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 natural sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Sciences (Income $0-$30k)

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$33,399 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s natural sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Natural Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Arizona Natural Sciences Report

#2

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$29,228 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s natural sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

VCU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at VCU are $29,228.

Read more about Natural Sciences at VCU

#3

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$25,774 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a fairly large public school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 4 doctorate’s natural sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCCS, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Natural Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCCS are $25,774, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Natural Sciences at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

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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