2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Physics in Pennsylvania
6Colleges
189,384Bachelor's Degrees
$32,520Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value Physics School for You
With 189,384 bachelor's degrees handed out in 2021-2022, physics is the #62 most popular major in Pennsylvania. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 3.5% of all the physics bachelor's degrees in the country.
For this year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Physics in Pennsylvania ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a bachelor's in physics. To us, 'best value' doesn't just mean the school with the lowest overall costs. For this ranking, we are identifying those physics schools that provide their students with a hiqh quality education at a price that is lower than other colleges and universities of the same caliber.
To determine the average cost, we look at total expenses - such as tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses - and then subtract the average financial award a student receives. Knowing this amount can help you determine how much you may have to borrow in loans or take out of savings. Depending on your income and other factors, the cost for you to attend a particular school may be more or less.
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2024 Best Value Physics Schools in Pennsylvania
The colleges and universities below are the best for the money for physics majors.
Best Value Physics Schools for a Bachelor's in Pennsylvania
Our rankings recognize University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus as the #1 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a very large student population. Pitt did well in our quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Physics Schools in Pennsylvania list.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Pitt is 4.2 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $34,698. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from Pitt be around $147,120. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania landed the #2 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value physics schools. Located in the city of East Stroudsburg, East Stroudsburg University is a public college with a medium-sized student population. East Stroudsburg University not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Physics Schools in Pennsylvania list.
The average student at East Stroudsburg University graduates in less than 4.3 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $26,608. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the East Stroudsburg University is $114,680. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania landed the #3 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value physics schools. Located in the town of Slippery Rock, SRU is a public school with a medium-sized student population. In addition to being on our best value list, SRU has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Physics Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at SRU is 4.2 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $20,964. 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 SRU is $88,678. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
Our rankings recognize Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the town of Indiana, IUP is a public school with a medium-sized student population. IUP not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Physics Schools in Pennsylvania list.
The average student at IUP graduates in less than 4.3 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $26,618. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from IUP is $114,724. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
Temple University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Temple is a very large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia. Temple also took the #3 spot in our Best Physics Schools in Pennsylvania rankings.
The average student at Temple graduates in less than 4.3 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $36,161. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from Temple is about $156,577. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
Drexel University landed the #6 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value physics schools. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia. Drexel also made our Best Physics Schools in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #1.
The average student at Drexel graduates in less than 4.7 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $50,070. This means that the average student pays around $234,328 to get a bachelor’s degree from Drexel. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
One of 8 majors within the Physical Sciences area of study, Physics has other similar majors worth exploring.
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 6 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).
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With 189,384 bachelor's degrees handed out in 2021-2022, physics is the #62 most popular major in Pennsylvania. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 3.5% of all the physics bachelor's degrees in the country.
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