2022 Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k” 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 $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the natural sciences program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree natural sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Sciences (Income $75-$110k)

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$33,399 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s natural sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Natural Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Natural Sciences at University of Arizona

#2

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$29,228 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Commonwealth University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k. VCU is a large school located in Richmond, Virginia that handed out 5 doctorate’s natural sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

VCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Natural Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Commonwealth University 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

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and 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 University of Colorado at Colorado Springs are $25,774, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Natural Sciences at UCCS

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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