2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Sciences in New York

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In 2020-2021, 2,214 people earned their degree in natural sciences, making the major the 208th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, natural sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $25,745 and had an average of $18,648 in loans still to pay off.

Across New York, there were 158 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $5,783 and $27,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 5 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,893 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Natural Sciences Major in New York for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in natural sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular natural sciences programs in the United States.

For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Well Attended Natural Sciences Major in New York for a Master’s

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

Top 3 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Sciences in New York

1

University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York

#20 overall quality in New York

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Natural Sciences Major in New York for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the #1 spot on the list. University at Buffalo is a large public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 5 masters’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University at Buffalo Natural Sciences Report

2

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, New York

#6 overall quality in New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Natural Sciences Major in New York for a Master’s list. Located in Troy, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s natural sciences students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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2

SUNY Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Plattsburgh. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Natural Sciences Major in New York for a Master’s. SUNY Plattsburgh is a small school located in Plattsburgh, New York that handed out 0 masters’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Natural Sciences at SUNY Plattsburgh

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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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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