2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in Utah

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 $75-$110k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in physical sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent physical sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the physical 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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Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in Utah

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

#1 in overall quality

$24,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Making $75-$110k. U of U is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 50 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U also took the #1 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Brigham Young University - Provo

Provo, Utah

#2 in overall quality

$7,510 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Making $75-$110k. Brigham Young University - Provo is a private not-for-profit institution located in Provo, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brigham Young University - Provo are $7,510, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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 $75-$110k list. Located in Logan, Utah, this large public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified masters’s physical sciences students 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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