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.
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2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for physical sciences majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Illinois State University to be the best value school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Normal.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Illinois State also is in the top 20% of our Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Illinois University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
WIU graduate students pay an average of $12,182 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northern Illinois University is a great value for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NIU are $11,390 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Illinois Tech graduate students pay an average of $30,822 in tuition and fees each year.
Full Physical Sciences at Illinois Institute of Technology Report
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ohio University - Athens Campus is a great value for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a fairly large student population.
OHIO Athens graduate students pay an average of $17,712 in tuition and fees each year.
Full Physical Sciences at Ohio University - Athens Campus Report
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 midsize city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.
University of Akron Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $11,936 in tuition and fees each year.
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree physical sciences programs. BGSU is a large public school located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BGSU are $15,823 per year.
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 school with a very large student population.
UW - Madison graduate students pay an average of $25,501 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Madison also did well on our Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #9, Cleveland State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Cleveland State University is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cleveland.
Cleveland State University graduate students pay an average of $18,051 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree physical sciences programs. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.
UIUC graduate students pay an average of $30,862 in tuition and fees each year.
UIUC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Full Physical Sciences at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report
Best Physical Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best physical sciences schools 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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