2023 Best Value Computational Science Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
Top 10 Best Computational Science Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the best value school in the United States for computational science students. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.
Texas A&M College Station undergraduate students pay an average of $38,855 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Texas A&M College Station is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Computational Science Schools list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Winona State University is a great value for computational science students. Located in the town of Winona, Winona State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Winona State are $16,684 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Winona State also is in the top 10% of our Best Computational Science Schools ranking.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stony Brook University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Computational Science Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SUNY Stony Brook are $28,375 a year.
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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 college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UPenn are $61,710 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UPenn is in the top 1% of all schools on our Best Computational Science Schools list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Computational Science Schools list. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Carnegie Mellon are $58,524 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Carnegie Mellon also is in the top 1% of our Best Computational Science Schools ranking.
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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 large public school located in the town of Commerce.
Texas A&M Commerce undergraduate students pay an average of $22,266 in tuition and fees each year.
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The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for computational science students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UTEP are $24,952 per year.
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With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computational science students. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Austin are $40,996 per year.
UT Austin excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Computational Science Schools list.
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Iowa State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Computational Science Schools list. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Iowa State undergraduate students pay an average of $25,446 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Iowa State is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Computational Science Schools list.
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Washington State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Computational Science Schools list. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wazzu are $27,733 per year.
Wazzu excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Computational Science Schools list.
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Majors Related to Computational Science
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).
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