2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Physical Sciences Master's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, physical sciences was ranked #19 in the country. In fact 50,306 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
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 the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for physical sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
Top 10 Best Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Texas A&M University - Kingsville to be the best value school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M Kingsville are $14,344 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UH are $18,871 per year.
UH excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great value for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 a year.
UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $17,698 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Texas Tech also is in the top 10% of our Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Texas is a great value for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UNT graduate students pay an average of $15,600 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on this year’s best value schools for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Edinburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,677 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UT Rio Grande Valley also did well on our Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #7, Texas A&M University - College Station 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 College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 per year.
Texas A&M College Station also took the #5 spot in our Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.
OSU graduate students pay an average of $24,175 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, OSU also did well on our Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Arizona landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree physical sciences programs. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Arizona are $33,644 a year.
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The University of Texas at El Paso 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 #10 on the list. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the city of El Paso.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTEP are $16,621 per year.
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Explore the best physical sciences schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 1,469 |
| Texas | 2,811 |
| New Mexico | 288 |
| Oklahoma | 558 |
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Physical Sciences Related Majors for 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 |
Majors Similar 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 17 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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