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2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$19,615 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,876 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,936 degrees and certificates were awarded to physical sciences students who went to a Washington college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for physical sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington

Check out the physical sciences bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Physical Sciences

Our analysis found Eastern Washington University to be the best value school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Washington. Located in the town of Cheney, EWU is a public college with a large student population.

EWU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,922 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. WWU is a large public school located in the small city of Bellingham.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WWU are $8,703 per year.

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Out of the 8 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CWU are $8,685 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

UW Seattle undergraduate students pay an average of $12,076 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UW Seattle also made our Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list, coming in at #3.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Washington - Bothell Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. UW Bothell is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bothell.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UW Bothell are $11,950 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UW Bothell is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list.

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Washington State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the town of Pullman.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wazzu are $12,417 per year.

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Pacific Lutheran University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the large suburb of Tacoma, PLU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

PLU undergraduate students pay an average of $47,576 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Whitworth University

Spokane, WA

Whitworth University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for physical sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Spokane, Whitworth is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Whitworth are $47,590 per year.

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Best Value Physical Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 8,302
Oregon 606
Hawaii 107
Nevada 315
Alaska 60

Physical Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 21,239
Physics 13,674
Geological & Earth Sciences 7,821
General Physical Sciences 3,823
Astronomy & Astrophysics 1,375
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 1,140
Materials Sciences 658
Other Physical Science 538
Physics and Astronomy 38

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396

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 NASA.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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