2022 Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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Natural Sciences is the 209th most popular major in the country with 2,345 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, natural sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $30,257 and had an average of $22,289 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 38 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 19 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming

$16,615 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Laramie, Wyoming, and it awarded 8 masters’s natural sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Natural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wyoming are $16,615, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Natural Sciences at UW

#2

Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Fort Collins, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$28,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Colorado State 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 also took the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins Natural Sciences Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Sciences (Income $30-$48k)

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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