2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Physical Sciences Master's Degree 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.
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The Best Value Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Southwest 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.
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.
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2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Physical Sciences Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - Kingsville the best value school in the Southwest Region for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Texas A&M Kingsville graduate students pay an average of $14,344 in tuition and fees each year.
Full Physical Sciences at Texas A&M University - Kingsville Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UH are $18,871 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UH also is in the top 15% of our Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
Out of the 17 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 3 spot on the list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.
UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.
UT Austin also made our Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #2.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value physical sciences schools in the Southwest Region . Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Texas Tech also did well on our Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Texas is a great value for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UNT graduate students pay an average of $15,600 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on this year’s best value schools for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,677 a year.
UT Rio Grande Valley excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
Full Physical Sciences at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Report
Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree physical sciences programs. Located in the midsize 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 not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus 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. OSU is a very large public school located in the town of Stillwater.
OSU graduate students pay an average of $24,175 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, OSU also is in the top 20% of our Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
With a ranking of #9, University of Arizona did quite well on this year’s best value schools for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Arizona are $33,644 a year.
The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTEP is a very large public school located in the 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
Best Physical Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best physical sciences colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 255 |
| Texas | 904 |
| Oklahoma | 155 |
| New Mexico | 103 |
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Physical Sciences Related Majors for 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 Related Majors
| 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 17 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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