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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Texas 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 Texas, there were 115 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 4 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent natural sciences programs, but they also cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas master’s degree natural sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

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

#1

The University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$16,180 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s natural sciences students in 2019-2020.

UTEP also made our “Best Natural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at El Paso are $16,180, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Natural Sciences at UTEP

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Sciences (Income $0-$30k)

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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