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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

6 Ranked Colleges
36 Degrees Awarded
$10,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 941 people earned their degree in engineering physics, making the major the 239th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, engineering physics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $59,675 and had an average of $20,001 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 77 engineering physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 36 engineering physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in engineering physics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent engineering physics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering physics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Brown University is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s engineering physics degrees to qualified students.

Brown also made our “Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $201 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Physics students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Brown.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Engineering Physics at Brown University

#2

Dartmouth College

Hanover, New Hampshire
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dartmouth College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Dartmouth College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hanover, New Hampshire. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree engineering physics students whose families make $0-$30k list, Dartmouth has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Dartmouth College is $12,052 for new england region bachelor’s degree engineering physics students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Dartmouth College Engineering Physics Report

#3

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the #3 spot on the list. Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s engineering physics degrees to qualified students.

Tufts not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Tufts is $5,267 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Physics students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Full Tufts Engineering Physics Report

#4

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering physics students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree engineering physics students whose families make $0-$30k list, UCONN has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $12,381 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Physics students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UCONN.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Connecticut Engineering Physics Report

#5

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Maine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 4 bachelors’s engineering physics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree engineering physics students whose families make $0-$30k list, UMaine has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $13,989 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Physics students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Maine.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Engineering Physics at University of Maine

#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UNH is a public institution located in Durham, New Hampshire. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree engineering physics students whose families make $0-$30k list, UNH has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNH is $17,747 for new england region bachelor’s degree engineering physics students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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