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2023 Best Value Natural Sciences Schools in Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$15,028 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Natural Sciences School for You

In 2020-2021, 14 degrees and certificates were awarded to natural sciences students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #141 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Natural Sciences Schools in Virginia ranking.

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.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Natural Sciences Colleges.

Best Natural Sciences School

$15,028 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Virginia Commonwealth University to be the best value school for natural sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Virginia. Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a very large student population.

VCU undergraduate students pay an average of $15,028 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Natural Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Natural Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 0

One of 36 majors within the area of study, natural sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 2,491
Sustainability Science 1,547
Nutrition Science 1,496
Behavioral Science 1,358
Computational Science 1,063

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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 Agsftw.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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