2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Physical Sciences Master's Degree School for You
Physical Sciences is the #19 most popular major in the country with 50,306 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Illinois State University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Normal.
Illinois State graduate students pay an average of $11,773 in tuition and fees each year.
Illinois State also claimed a spot on our Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Western Illinois University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value physical sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WIU are $12,182 per year.
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Out of the 29 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the # 3 spot on the list. NIU is a large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NIU are $11,390 per year.
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Out of the 29 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Illinois Tech are $30,822 per year.
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Out of the 29 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at OHIO Athens are $17,712 per year.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,936 per year.
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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for physical sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. BGSU is a large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.
BGSU graduate students pay an average of $15,823 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree physical sciences programs. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UW - Madison is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Cleveland State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree physical sciences programs. Cleveland State University is a large public school located in the large city of Cleveland.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cleveland State University are $18,051 a year.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UIUC are $30,862 a year.
UIUC also took the #5 spot in our Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
Request InformationBest Physical Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best physical sciences colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 951 |
| Michigan | 1,288 |
| Ohio | 1,581 |
| Illinois | 1,686 |
| Wisconsin | 873 |
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Majors Related to Physical Sciences
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Physical Sciences
| 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 25 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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