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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences in Missouri

5 Ranked Colleges
130 Degrees Awarded
$25,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master's in Missouri

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Missouri” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Missouri, there were 852 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,600 and $23,716 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 130 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,588 and $39,214 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Missouri” ranking analyzed 5 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the physical sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Missouri

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Missouri.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences in Missouri

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Rolla, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physical sciences degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Missouri University of Science and Technology, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $30,943, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Missouri. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physical sciences degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Missouri. Missouri State is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 masters’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.

Missouri State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State University - Springfield are $12,042.

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#4

University of Missouri - St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Missouri list. University of Missouri - St Louis is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMSL, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMSL are $30,154.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Missouri. UMKC is a public institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our missouri master’s degree physical sciences students list, UMKC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Kansas City are $26,699.

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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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