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2023 Best Value Computational Science Master's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

20 Colleges
$33,975 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$80,702 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computational Science Master's Degree School for You

Computational Science is the #139 most popular major in the country with 1,063 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Computational Science Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for computational science 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Computational Science Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for computational science majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Computational Science Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best value school for computational science students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UT Austin also did well on our Best Computational Science Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Computational Science Master’s Degree Schools list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

UPenn graduate students pay an average of $42,932 in tuition and fees each year.

UPenn excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Computational Science Master’s Degree Schools list.

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#3

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Out of the 20 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Carnegie Mellon graduate students pay an average of $47,347 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Carnegie Mellon is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Computational Science Master’s Degree Schools list.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - Commerce helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computational science schools in the United States. Located in the distant town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M Commerce are $14,682 per year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Texas at El Paso helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computational science schools in the United States. 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.

Full Computational Science at The University of Texas at El Paso Report

#6

New York University

New York, NY

New York University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree computational science programs. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NYU are $38,206 a year.

NYU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Computational Science Master’s Degree Schools list.

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University of California - San Diego did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computational science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCSD are $28,666 a year.

UCSD also claimed a spot on our Best Computational Science Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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With a ranking of #8, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computational science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at IU Bloomington are $33,352 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, IU Bloomington also is in the top 10% of our Best Computational Science Master’s Degree Schools ranking.

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University of Delaware came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computational Science Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UD is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.

UD graduate students pay an average of $18,128 in tuition and fees each year.

UD also claimed a spot on our Best Computational Science Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Computational Science at University of Delaware

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computational Science Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Oklahoma are $23,876 per year.

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Computational Science by Region

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New England
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Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Computational Science is one of 36 different types of programs to choose from.

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 20 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 Yearofthedragon.

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