2023 Best Value Natural Sciences Schools in New York
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Natural Sciences School for You
With 158 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, natural sciences is the #180 most popular major in New York.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Natural Sciences Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in New York to see which 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.
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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality in Natural Sciences
Our 2023 rankings named Mount Saint Mary College the best value school in New York for natural sciences students. Mount Saint Mary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Newburgh.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mount Saint Mary are $36,132 per year.
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Out of the 2 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Hofstra University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hofstra are $51,360 a year.
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Request InformationBest Value Natural Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value Natural Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 55 |
| Maryland | 26 |
| New Jersey | 5 |
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Majors Related to Natural Sciences
One of 44 majors within the area of study, natural sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 2 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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