2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences in Ohio
9Colleges
183,021Bachelor's Degrees
$30,263Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value Physical Sciences School for You
Physical Sciences is the #16 most popular major in Ohio with 183,021 bachelor's degrees awarded in 2021-2022. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 3.4% of all the physical sciences bachelor's degrees in the country.
For this year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences in Ohio ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a bachelor's in physical sciences. When talking about the 'best value', we do not simply mean those with the lowest price. For this ranking, we are identifying those physical sciences 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.
When calculating average cost, we take tuition, fees, room and board, books and supplies, and other related expenses into account. We then subtract the average financial aid award. The is meant to give you an idea of how much money you'll need to pay out-of-pocket through loans, external scholarships, or other methods. Your cost may be different from the average one, depending on your income and other factors.
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2024 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in Ohio
The colleges and universities below are the best for the money for physical sciences majors.
Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in Ohio
Our rankings recognize Ohio State University - Main Campus as the #1 school in this year's rankings. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Physical Sciences Schools in Ohio ranking.
At Ohio State, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.3 years, and it costs about $34,939 per year to attend the school. 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 Ohio State is $150,238. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
Our rankings recognize University of Cincinnati - Main Campus as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best value list, UC has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Physical Sciences Schools in Ohio ranking.
The average student at UC graduates in less than 4.6 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $31,117. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from UC is $141,582. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
Our rankings recognize Ohio University - Athens Campus as the #3 school in this year's rankings. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens. OHIO Athens not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Physical Sciences Schools in Ohio list.
It takes about 4.4 years for the average student at OHIO Athens to complete their degree, and it costs about $30,951 per year to attend the school. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from OHIO Athens is about $134,637. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
Kent State University at Kent comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kent State, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Physical Sciences Schools in Ohio ranking.
The average student at Kent State graduates in less than 4.2 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $26,474. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from Kent State is about $111,191. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value physical sciences schools. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a fairly large student population. BGSU did well in our quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Physical Sciences Schools in Ohio list.
It takes the average student at BGSU about 4.4 years to graduate, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $24,872. 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 BGSU is $108,193. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
Wright State University - Main Campus earned the #6 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. Wright State University - Main Campus also took the #9 spot in our Best Physical Sciences Schools in Ohio rankings.
It takes about 4.6 years for the average student at Wright State University - Main Campus to complete their degree, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $25,898. This means that the average student pays around $118,095 to get a bachelor’s degree from Wright State University - Main Campus. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
Our rankings recognize Miami University - Oxford as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Miami University - Oxford, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Physical Sciences Schools in Ohio ranking.
It takes about 4.2 years for the average student at Miami University - Oxford to complete their degree, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $38,193. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Miami University - Oxford is $158,501. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Akron Main Campus. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the city of Akron. University of Akron Main Campus did well in our quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Physical Sciences Schools in Ohio list.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at University of Akron Main Campus is 4.6 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $24,514. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from University of Akron Main Campus is about $113,010. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
John Carroll University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. John Carroll is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of University Heights.
At John Carroll, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.1 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $35,409. This means that the average student pays around $145,885 to get a bachelor’s degree from John Carroll. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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).
Physical Sciences is the #16 most popular major in Ohio with 183,021 bachelor's degrees awarded in 2021-2022. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 3.4% of all the physical sciences bachelor's degrees in the country.
