2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Washington

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Washington” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 52,879 people earned their degree in physical sciences, making the major the 18th most popular in the United States. 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 Washington, there were 2,057 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 133 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,184 and $46,709 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Washington” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer 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.

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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The physical sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Washington”.

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Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Washington

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Washington.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences in Washington

#1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$30,294 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Washington. UW Seattle is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 91 masters’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Physical Sciences at UW Seattle

#2

Western Washington University

Bellingham, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$24,105 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Washington University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Washington. Located in Bellingham, Washington, this fairly large public school handed out 23 diplomas to qualified masters’s physical sciences students in 2019-2020.

WWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Washington University are $24,105, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at WWU

#3

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington

#3 in overall quality

$24,976 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Ellensburg, Washington, this fairly large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s physical sciences students in 2019-2020.

CWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CWU are $24,976, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full CWU Physical Sciences Report

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA.

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