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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$14,028 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$63,256 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Physical Sciences Master'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Washington to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for physical 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. 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Washington

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Physical Sciences Master's Degree Colleges.

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

Our analysis found Western Washington University to be the best value school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Washington. WWU is a large public school located in the small city of Bellingham.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WWU are $12,490 a year.

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Out of the 4 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

CWU graduate students pay an average of $12,127 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Physical Sciences at Central Washington University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great value for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UW Seattle are $17,754 a year.

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

Full Physical Sciences at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

Out of the 4 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

Wazzu graduate students pay an average of $13,740 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Physical Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Physical Sciences Colleges 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 4 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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