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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Science Education (Income $48-$75k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

3 Ranked Colleges
210 Degrees Awarded
$18,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,248 people earned their degree in science education, making the major the 361st most popular in the United States.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 252 science education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 210 science education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in science education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality science education 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 science education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Science Education (Income $48-$75k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, Utah
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Governors University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s physical science education degrees to 145 students in 2019-2020.

WGU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Science Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Western Governors University are $7,790.

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#2

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. MSU Bozeman is a public institution located in Bozeman, Montana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 60 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Bozeman also made our “Best Science Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Montana State University are $21,446.

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#3

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boise State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Boise State is located in Boise, Idaho and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s physical science education degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boise State, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Science Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boise State University are $26,566, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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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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