2022 Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

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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.

This year’s “Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the natural sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Sciences 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. NSU is a medium-sized public school situated in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. It awarded 4 masters’s natural sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

NSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Natural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. 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

The University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$16,180 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 4 masters’s natural sciences degrees 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTEP are $16,180, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Natural Sciences at UTEP

#3

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #3 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 5 masters’s natural sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Natural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048.

Read more about Natural Sciences at Arizona State University - Tempe

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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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