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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (Income Over $110k) in Colorado

9 Ranked Colleges
674 Degrees Awarded
$23,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in Colorado For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making Over $110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 674 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,261 and $25,672 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in physical sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality physical 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 physical sciences program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado bachelor’s degree physical sciences students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (Income Over $110k) in Colorado

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making Over $110k. University of Northern Colorado is a public institution located in Greeley, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 66 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado also took the #4 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Northern Colorado is $15,714 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Physical Sciences students whose families make more than $110k.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making Over $110k. CU - Boulder is a large school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 239 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder also made our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $21,680 for colorado bachelor’s degree physical sciences students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend University of Colorado Boulder.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making Over $110k list. MSU Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 43 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.

MSU Denver not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. The yearly cost to attend MSU Denver is $14,257 for colorado bachelor’s degree physical sciences students whose families make more than $110k.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Vallue Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our colorado bachelor’s degree physical sciences students whose families make more than $110k list, CU Anschutz has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. It costs about $15,358 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Physical Sciences students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Vallue Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #5 spot on the list. Colorado State is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 84 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our colorado bachelor’s degree physical sciences students whose families make more than $110k list, Colorado State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins is $18,668 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Physical Sciences students whose families make more than $110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#6

Fort Lewis College

Durango, Colorado
#7 in overall quality

Fort Lewis College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Vallue Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making Over $110k list. Fort Lewis College is a small public school situated in Durango, Colorado. It awarded 32 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FLC, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. The yearly cost to attend FLC is $16,274 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Physical Sciences students whose families make more than $110k.

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#7

Western Colorado University

Gunnison, Colorado
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Western Colorado University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Gunnison, Colorado, this small public school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s physical sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Western, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. It costs about $17,282 for colorado bachelor’s degree physical sciences students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Western Colorado University.

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#8

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, Colorado
#9 in overall quality

Colorado Mesa University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Vallue Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Grand Junction, Colorado, this medium-sized public school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s physical sciences students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our colorado bachelor’s degree physical sciences students whose families make more than $110k list, Colorado Mesa has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. It costs about $15,569 for colorado bachelor’s degree physical sciences students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Colorado Mesa.

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#9

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Colorado School of Mines did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making Over $110k list. Colorado School of Mines is a medium-sized school located in Golden, Colorado that handed out 10 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Mines did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. The yearly cost to attend Mines is $26,750 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Physical Sciences students whose families make more than $110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.

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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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