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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences in Utah

2 Ranked Colleges
78 Degrees Awarded
$16,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master's in Utah

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Utah” ranking - to help you make that 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 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” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the physical sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences in Utah

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#1 in overall quality

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. University of Utah 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of U, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #2 spot on the list. BYU 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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 Brigham Young University - Provo are $7,510.

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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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