Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Physical Sciences

Find Schools Near

2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
184 Degrees Awarded
$29,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master's in Colorado For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Colorado For Those Getting Aid” 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 Colorado, there were 1,033 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,638 and $23,596 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 184 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,789 and $41,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 5 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences in Colorado (With Aid)

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physical sciences degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz also took the #0 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 48 masters’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Physical Sciences at Colorado State

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid. Located in Boulder, Colorado, this large public school awarded 58 degrees to qualified masters’s physical sciences students in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder also made our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Colorado Boulder Physical Sciences Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid list. University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.

University of Northern Colorado did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at University of Northern Colorado

#5

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado School of Mines. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid list. Colorado School of Mines is a medium-sized school located in Golden, Colorado that handed out 49 masters’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our colorado master’s degree physical sciences students with aid list, Mines has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mines are $39,800, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Physical Sciences at Mines

Switch to a Different Ranking Method

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.

Credits

  • Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA.

Featured Physical Sciences Schools

Find Schools Near You