2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Sciences in the Southwest Region

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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” ranking, we looked at 3 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.

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. 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

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

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 be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. NSU is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s natural sciences degrees to qualified students.

NSU also made our “Best Natural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern State University are $10,600, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Natural Sciences at Northeastern State University

#2

The University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$16,180 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, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #2 spot on the 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTEP, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Natural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. 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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Natural Sciences Report

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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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