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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Sciences (Income $75-$110k)

7 Ranked Colleges
50 Degrees Awarded
$20,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master's For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 2,345 people earned their degree in natural sciences, making the major the 339th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 50 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 7 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k

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

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Sciences (Income $75-$110k)

#1

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Tahlequah, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s natural sciences degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

NSU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Natural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern State University are $10,600, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Natural Sciences at NSU

#2

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the #2 spot on the list. Laramie, Wyoming is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s natural sciences degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

UW also took the #3 spot in our “Best Natural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wyoming are $16,615.

Read more about Natural Sciences at UW

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #3 spot on the list. UTEP is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree natural sciences students whose families make $75-$110k list, UTEP has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Natural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTEP are $16,180, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Natural Sciences at UTEP

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #4 spot on the list. Missouri State University - Springfield is a large school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 13 masters’s natural sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree natural sciences students whose families make $75-$110k list, Missouri State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Natural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State University - Springfield are $12,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Natural Sciences at Missouri State

#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k. 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 took the #0 spot in our “Best Natural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Natural Sciences at University of Arizona

#1 in overall quality

Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, this large public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified masters’s natural sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins Natural Sciences Report

#4 in overall quality

Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 5 masters’s natural sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Natural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full ASU - Tempe Natural Sciences Report

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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