2022 Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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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 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the natural sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree natural sciences students with aid.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Sciences in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$10,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern State University landed the #1 spot on the list. NSU is a public institution located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree natural sciences students with aid list, NSU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Natural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NSU 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

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #2 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.

UTEP also made our “Best Natural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTEP are $16,180, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at El Paso

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

$33,399 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s natural sciences students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree natural sciences students with aid list, University of Arizona has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Natural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Natural Sciences at University of Arizona

#4

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s natural sciences degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Natural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full ASU - Tempe Natural Sciences Report

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

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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