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2023 Best Value Computational Science Bachelor's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$33,796 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,345 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computational Science Bachelor's Degree 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Computational Science Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the United States to see which bachelor's degree 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computational Science Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Computational Science

Our analysis found Winona State University to be the best value school for computational science students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the United States. Located in the town of Winona, Winona State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Winona State are $16,684 per year.

Winona State also claimed a spot on our Best Computational Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Computational Science at Winona State University

Out of the 8 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Iowa State undergraduate students pay an average of $25,446 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Iowa State also is in the top 10% of our Best Computational Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking.

Read full report on Computational Science at Iowa State University

Out of the 8 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college 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.

Read full report on Computational Science at Washington State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Beaufort. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Computational Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. USCB is a small public school located in the fringe town of Bluffton.

USCB undergraduate students pay an average of $21,776 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Computational Science at University of South Carolina - Beaufort Report

Out of the 8 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the 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.

UT Austin excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Computational Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools list.

Full Computational Science at The University of Texas at Austin Report

#6

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree computational science programs. Temple is a very large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Temple are $30,602 a year.

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#7

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree computational science programs. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tufts are $63,000 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Tufts also is in the top 10% of our Best Computational Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking.

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#8

American University

Washington, DC

American University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree computational science programs. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The American University undergraduate students pay an average of $51,334 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, The American University also is in the top 15% of our Best Computational Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking.

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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 8 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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