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

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Physical Sciences is the 18th most popular major in the country with 52,879 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, physical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $38,122 and had an average of $22,339 in loans still to pay off.

Across Utah, there were 599 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 78 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in physical sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great physical sciences programs and 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 physical sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in Utah

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

#1 in overall quality

$24,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Utah is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 50 masters’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.

U of U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Brigham Young University - Provo

Provo, Utah

#2 in overall quality

$7,510 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #2 spot on the list. Brigham Young University - Provo is located in Provo, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.

BYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at BYU are $7,510.

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#3

Utah State University

Logan, Utah

$22,598 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Making $0-$30k list. USU is a large public school situated in Logan, Utah. It awarded 13 masters’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USU, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Utah State University are $22,598, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA.

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