2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,170 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 16 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in natural sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent natural sciences 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 natural sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree natural sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$10,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This medium-sized school is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and it awarded 4 masters’s natural sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

NSU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Natural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NSU are $10,600, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Natural Sciences at Northeastern State University

#2

The University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$16,180 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at El Paso. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s natural sciences degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

UTEP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Natural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UTEP are $16,180.

Full The University of Texas at El Paso Natural Sciences Report

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

$33,399 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 1 masters’s natural sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also made our “Best Natural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399.

Read full report on Natural Sciences at University of Arizona

#4

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 5 masters’s natural sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Natural Sciences at Arizona State University - Tempe

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Sciences (Income $48-$75k)

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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