2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Physical Sciences (Income $30-$48k)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Physical Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 4,159 people earned their degree in general physical sciences, making the major the 135th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general physical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $25,050 and had an average of $13,137 in loans still to pay off.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 41 general physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physical Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in general physical sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general physical 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 general physical sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Physical Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physical Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Physical Sciences (Income $30-$48k)

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$61,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Physical Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 6 masters’s physical science degrees in 2019-2020.

UChicago not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UChicago are $61,548.

Full UChicago General Physical Sciences Report

#2

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia

$21,162 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Physical Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Marshall University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Huntington, West Virginia, this fairly large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s physical science students in 2019-2020.

Marshall University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best General Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Marshall University are $21,162.

Read full report on General Physical Sciences at Marshall University

#3

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia

#3 in overall quality

$22,004 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$43,798 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Southern University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Statesboro, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physical science degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GaSou, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at GaSou are $22,004.

Read full report on General Physical Sciences at GaSou

#4

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, New York

#1 in overall quality

$50,442 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Physical Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Rochester, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s physical science students in 2019-2020.

RIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at RIT are $50,442, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Physical Sciences at RIT

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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