2023 Best Value Natural Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Natural Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You
Natural Sciences is the #213 most popular major in the country with 2,214 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Natural Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for natural sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Natural Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Natural Sciences Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Natural Sciences
Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Commonwealth University the best value school in the United States for natural sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. VCU is a very large public school located in the city of Richmond.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at VCU are $29,546 a year.
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Out of the 3 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 2 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Arizona are $33,644 per year.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a great value for natural sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCCS are $25,584 per year.
Natural Sciences by Region
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Natural Sciences Related Majors for Natural Sciences
Natural Sciences is one of 44 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Natural Sciences
| 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 3 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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