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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

1 Ranked Colleges
4 Degrees Awarded
$25,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region 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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 2,345 people earned their degree in natural sciences, making the major the 209th most popular in the United States. 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,140 and $97,138 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent natural sciences programs, but they also 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a fairly large school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado that handed out 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 #1 spot in our “Best Natural Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCCS are $25,774, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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