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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Science Education (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

5 Ranked Colleges
22 Degrees Awarded
$19,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Far Western US region, there were 98 science education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 science education graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Science Education (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s physical science education degrees in 2019-2020.

UNLV did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Science Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $15,165 for far western us region bachelor’s degree physical science education students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UNLV.

Full UNLV Science Education Report

#2

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, Washington
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Washington University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Cheney, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s physical science education degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

EWU also made our “Best Science Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $17,852 for far western us region bachelor’s degree physical science education students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Eastern Washington University.

Full Eastern Washington University Science Education Report

#3

Western Washington University

Bellingham, Washington
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. WWU is a fairly large school located in Bellingham, Washington that handed out 12 bachelors’s physical science education degrees in 2019-2020.

WWU also made our “Best Science Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $21,213 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Science Education students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Western Washington University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Science Education at Western Washington University

#4

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Washington University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Ellensburg, Washington, this fairly large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s physical science education students in 2019-2020.

CWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Science Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $20,133 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Science Education students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Central Washington University.

Read more about Science Education at Central Washington University

#5

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Santa Cruz. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This fairly large school is located in Santa Cruz, California, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s physical science education degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Santa Cruz also made our “Best Science Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $22,739 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Science Education students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of California - Santa Cruz.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, 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.

Read full report on Science Education at UC Santa Cruz

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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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