2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Physical Sciences (With Aid)

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 Physical Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Physical Sciences is the 135th most popular major in the country with 4,159 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general physical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $25,050 and had an average of $13,137 in loans still to pay off.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 41 general physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Physical Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in general physical sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general physical 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 general physical sciences program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Physical Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree physical science students with aid.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Physical Sciences (With Aid)

#1

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia

$21,162 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Physical Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Marshall University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Huntington, West Virginia, this fairly large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s physical science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree physical science students with aid list, Marshall University has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best General Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marshall University are $21,162, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Physical Sciences at Marshall University

#2

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia

#3 in overall quality

$22,004 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$43,798 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Southern University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Statesboro, Georgia, this large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s physical science students in 2019-2020.

GaSou also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Southern University are $22,004, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full GaSou General Physical Sciences Report

#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$61,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Physical Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the #3 spot on the list. UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s physical science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UChicago, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Chicago are $61,548.

Read more about General Physical Sciences at UChicago

#4

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, New York

#1 in overall quality

$50,442 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Physical Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Rochester, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s physical science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at RIT, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at RIT are $50,442, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Physical Sciences at Rochester Institute of Technology

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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