2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Physical Sciences
8Colleges
5,415,716Bachelor's Degrees
$33,571Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value General Physical Sciences School for You
General Physical Sciences is the #230 most popular major in the country with N/A bachelor's degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Physical Sciences ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer a bachelor's in physical science. Note that the phrase 'best value' does not mean the absolute lowest-priced. Instead, we are looking at those physical science schools that offer a high quality educational experience at a price lower than expected.
Average cost figures start with estimating tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses. We then subtract the average amount of financial aid that a student receives. You can use this as a gauge to estimate how much you may need to pay out of pocket to cover costs when financial aid isn't enough. Keep in mind that the net cost for you may be higher or lower, depending on your income and other factors.
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2024 Best Value General Physical Sciences Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for the money for physical science majors.
Best Value Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor's
Humboldt State University comes in at #1 in this year's ranking. Humboldt State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Arcata.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Humboldt State University is 4.8 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $24,689. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from Humboldt State University be around $118,754. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a very large student population. Pitt not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #4 on our Best General Physical Sciences Schools list.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Pitt is 4.2 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $34,698. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Pitt is $147,120. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
Washington State University earned the #3 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a fairly large student population.
At Wazzu, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.5 years, and it costs about $29,559 per year to attend the school. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the Wazzu is $131,538. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Arizona State University - Tempe. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.
At ASU - Tempe, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.3 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $32,135. This means that the average student pays around $137,216 to get a bachelor’s degree from ASU - Tempe. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
Western Kentucky University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bowling Green.
It takes the average student at WKU about 4.5 years to graduate, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $28,699. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from WKU is $128,285. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
University of California - Santa Cruz earned the #6 spot in our 2024 rankings. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Santa Cruz. In addition to being on our best value list, UC Santa Cruz has also earned the #6 rank in our Best General Physical Sciences Schools ranking.
The average student at UC Santa Cruz graduates in less than 4.4 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $41,493. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the UC Santa Cruz is $180,495. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
Our rankings recognize Rochester Institute of Technology as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population. RIT did well in our quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best General Physical Sciences Schools list.
At RIT, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.8 years, and it costs about $43,274 per year to attend the school. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from RIT be around $205,984. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Emory University. Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. Emory also took the #3 spot in our Best General Physical Sciences Schools rankings.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Emory is 4.1 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $34,020. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from Emory be around $140,162. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
General Physical Sciences is one of 8 different types of Physical Sciences programs to choose from.
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 8 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).
General Physical Sciences is the #230 most popular major in the country with N/A bachelor's degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
