2025 Best Computational Science Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

a master's degree in computational science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #118 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for computational science students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 94 master's degrees in computational science to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to computational science students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other computational science students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for computational science to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized computational science related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for computational science students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Computational Science Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Computational Science Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Computational Science in the Southwest Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in computational science.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Master's in Computational Science

1

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

20 Annual Graduates

The University of Texas at Austin is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in computational science. UT Austin is a very large public university located in the large city of Austin.More information about a master’s in computational science from The University of Texas at Austin

2

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Norman, OK

62 Annual Graduates

$121,323 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in computational science needs to check out University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. University of Oklahoma is a very large public university located in the suburb of Norman.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the computational science program earn an average of $121,323 in their early career salary.

More information about a master’s in computational science from University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

Best Computational Science Colleges by State

Explore the best computational science colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	235	37
Oklahoma	153	49

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Rankings in Majors Related to Computational Science

Computational Science is one of 51 different types of Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies programs to choose from.

Computational Science Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Computational Science	94

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Data Analytics	1,520
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	364
Data Science	319
Nutrition Science	279
International Studies	170
Interdisciplinary Studies	106
Human Computer Interaction	98
Behavioral Science	81
Mathematics & Computer Science	75
Sustainability Science	73

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Yearofthedragon. More about our data sources and methodologies.