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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Sciences (With Aid)

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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s For Those Getting Aid” 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 50 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in natural sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great natural sciences programs and 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 Master’s For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Sciences (With Aid)

#1

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma
#5 in overall quality

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 For Those Getting Aid. Northeastern State University is a medium-sized school located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma that handed out 4 masters’s natural sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

NSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Natural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NSU are $10,600.

Full Northeastern State University Natural Sciences Report

#2

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. University of Wyoming is located in Laramie, Wyoming and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s natural sciences degrees to qualified students.

UW not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Natural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wyoming are $16,615, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Natural Sciences at University of Wyoming

#6 in overall quality

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 #3 for the Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 4 masters’s natural sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Natural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at El Paso are $16,180, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at El Paso

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. Missouri State University - Springfield is a large public school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 13 masters’s natural sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri State also made our “Best Natural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State are $12,042.

Full Missouri State University - Springfield Natural Sciences Report

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #5 spot on the list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s natural sciences degrees to qualified students.

Colorado State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Natural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins Natural Sciences Report

#6

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

With a ranking of #6, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also made our “Best Natural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Arizona Natural Sciences Report

#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Natural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Natural Sciences at Arizona State University - Tempe

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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