2022 Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

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In 2019-2020, 2,345 people earned their degree in natural sciences, making the major the 339th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 167 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 13 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great natural sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree natural sciences students with aid.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Sciences in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

Missouri State University - Springfield

Springfield, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$12,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this large public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified masters’s natural sciences students in 2019-2020.

Missouri State also made our “Best Natural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. 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.

Read more about Natural Sciences at Missouri State University - Springfield

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Sciences (With Aid)

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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