2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computational Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Computational Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Computational Science is the 244th most popular major in the country with 1,184 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, computational science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $0 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 308 computational science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 256 computational science graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computational Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computational science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computational science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computational science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Computational Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree computational science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computational Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana

#1 in overall quality

$57,522 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Notre Dame. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Computational Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Notre Dame, Indiana, and it awarded 41 masters’s computational science degrees in 2019-2020.

Notre Dame also took the #1 spot in our “Best Computational Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Notre Dame are $57,522.

Read more about Computational Science at University of Notre Dame

#2

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana

#2 in overall quality

$33,338 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$81,702 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computational Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Bloomington, Indiana, and it awarded 181 masters’s computational science degrees in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Computational Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338.

Read full report on Computational Science at IU Bloomington

#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

#3 in overall quality

$37,056 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Computational Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Michigan State is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Computational Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Computational Science at Michigan State

#4

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, Indiana

#4 in overall quality

$12,220 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valparaiso University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Computational Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Valparaiso, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s computational science students in 2019-2020.

Valpo also took the #4 spot in our “Best Computational Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Valparaiso University are $12,220, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Computational Science at Valpo

#5

Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

$21,690 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Computational Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Marquette University landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 1 masters’s computational science degrees in 2019-2020.

Marquette also took the #0 spot in our “Best Computational Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marquette University are $21,690, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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