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2023 Best Value Computational Science Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

35 Colleges
$33,245 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$69,024 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computational Science School for You

Computational Science is the #224 most popular major in the country with 1,360 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Computational Science Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 35 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best value experiences for computational science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Computational Science Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computational Science Colleges.

Top 10 Best Computational Science Schools

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the best value school for computational science students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $38,855 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Texas A&M College Station also is in the top 5% of our Best Computational Science Schools ranking.

Full Computational Science at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

Out of the 35 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Winona State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Winona, Winona State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Winona State undergraduate students pay an average of $16,684 in tuition and fees each year.

Winona State also claimed a spot on our Best Computational Science Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#3

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY
$28,375 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stony Brook University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Computational Science Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY Stony Brook are $28,375 per year.

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#4

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Computational Science Schools list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

UPenn undergraduate students pay an average of $61,710 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UPenn also did well on our Best Computational Science Schools list. It’s in the top 1% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#5

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

The excellent programs at Carnegie Mellon University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best computational science schools in the United States. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Carnegie Mellon are $58,524 a year.

Carnegie Mellon excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 1% of all schools on our Best Computational Science Schools list.

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$22,266 Average Tuition & Fees

Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for computational science students. It came in at #6 on the list. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Commerce.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M Commerce are $22,266 per year.

Full Computational Science at Texas A&M University - Commerce Report

$24,952 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value computational science programs. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UTEP are $24,952 per year.

Full Computational Science at The University of Texas at El Paso Report

The University of Texas at Austin came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computational Science Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UT Austin are $40,996 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UT Austin also is in the top 5% of our Best Computational Science Schools ranking.

Full Computational Science at The University of Texas at Austin Report

Iowa State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computational Science Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa State are $25,446 per year.

Iowa State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Computational Science Schools list.

Full Computational Science at Iowa State University Report

Washington State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computational Science Schools ranking. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Wazzu are $27,733 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Wazzu is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Computational Science Schools list.

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Computational Science by Region

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One of 44 majors within the area of study, computational science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Computational Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 34,975
Biological & Physical Science 30,075
Interdisciplinary Studies 9,074
International Studies 7,368
Nutrition Science 5,330

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Yearofthedragon.

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