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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in Colorado

1 Ranked Colleges
11 Degrees Awarded
$28,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master's in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 2,345 people earned their degree in natural sciences, making the major the 209th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, natural sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $30,257 and had an average of $22,289 in loans still to pay off.

Across Colorado, there were 22 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 11 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,789 and $41,587 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality natural sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the natural sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in Colorado

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 11 masters’s natural sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins Natural Sciences Report

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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