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2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$22,879 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Plains States 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the physical sciences graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

Our analysis found Missouri State University - Springfield to be the best value school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri State are $12,618 per year.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at Missouri State University - Springfield

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at KU are $25,007 a year.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at University of Kansas

#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Iowa is a great value for physical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Iowa graduate students pay an average of $31,012 in tuition and fees each year.

Iowa also claimed a spot on our Best Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at University of Iowa

Best Physical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best physical sciences colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 102
Missouri 208
Minnesota 157
Iowa 103
North Dakota 25
Nebraska 40
South Dakota 48

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

Majors Similar to Physical Sciences

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 3 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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