2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Physical Sciences Master's Degree School for You
Physical Sciences is the #16 most popular major in the country with 12,705 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in the Far Western US 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.
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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for physical sciences majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Long Beach the best value school in the Far Western US Region for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a fairly large student population.
CSULB graduate students pay an average of $17,784 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at San Diego State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value physical sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . SDSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Diego.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SDSU are $19,074 per year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Nevada - Reno is a great value for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. UNR is a very large public school located in the city of Reno.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNR are $22,380 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCSB are $28,683 per year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great value for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 per year.
UC Berkeley not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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California State University - Fullerton ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a very large student population.
Cal State Fullerton graduate students pay an average of $17,914 in tuition and fees each year.
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California State University - Los Angeles 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 #7 on the list. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal State LA are $17,723 per year.
Stanford University 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 #8 on the list. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Stanford are $55,011 a year.
Stanford did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
University of Nevada - Las Vegas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNLV are $22,698 per year.
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California State University - Northridge ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSUN is a very large public school located in the large city of Northridge.
CSUN graduate students pay an average of $17,981 in tuition and fees each year.
Best Physical Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best physical sciences schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 1,641 |
| Washington | 246 |
| Oregon | 215 |
| Nevada | 60 |
| Hawaii | 47 |
| Alaska | 31 |
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Majors Related to Physical Sciences
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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 22 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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