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2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$25,483 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, physical sciences was ranked #16 in the country. In fact 12,705 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southwest Region to see which graduate certificate 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Physical Sciences

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the best value school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very 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 did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great value for physical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Arizona are $33,644 per year.

Full Physical Sciences at University of Arizona Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at The University of Texas at El Paso helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value physical sciences schools in the Southwest Region . UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UTEP are $16,621 a year.

Full Physical Sciences at The University of Texas at El Paso Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTSA is a very large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTSA are $27,560 per year.

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Best Physical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best physical sciences schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 255
Texas 904
Oklahoma 155
New Mexico 103

Physical Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 5,005
Physics 3,727
Geological & Earth Sciences 2,491
Materials Sciences 448
Astronomy & Astrophysics 371
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 342
Other Physical Science 191
General Physical Sciences 107
Physics and Astronomy 23

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Engineering Technologies 7,672

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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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