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2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
184 Degrees Awarded
$29,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master's in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

Physical Sciences is the 18th most popular major in the country with 52,879 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, physical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $38,122 and had an average of $22,339 in loans still to pay off.

Across Colorado, there were 1,033 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,638 and $23,596 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 184 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,789 and $41,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in physical sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great physical sciences programs and cost less that 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 physical sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in Colorado

#1

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado
#1 in overall quality
$39,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado School of Mines. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k. Colorado School of Mines is a medium-sized public school situated in Golden, Colorado. It awarded 49 masters’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Mines did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado School of Mines are $39,800.

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#2

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, Colorado
#2 in overall quality
$32,980 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #2 spot on the list. CU - Boulder is a large public school situated in Boulder, Colorado. It awarded 58 masters’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder also took the #2 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Fort Collins, Colorado
#3 in overall quality
$28,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k. Colorado State is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 48 masters’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.

Colorado State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Denver, Colorado
$23,915 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physical sciences degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

University of Northern Colorado

Greeley, Colorado
#4 in overall quality
$21,708 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k. Greeley, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physical sciences degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our colorado master’s degree physical sciences students whose families make $30-$48k list, University of Northern Colorado has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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%.

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  • *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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