2022 Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Arizona, there were 1,035 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,233 and $38,981 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in natural sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality natural sciences 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 natural sciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in Arizona

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

$33,399 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s natural sciences degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Natural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Natural Sciences at University of Arizona

#2

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #2 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Natural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full ASU - Tempe Natural Sciences Report

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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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