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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
41 Degrees Awarded
$10,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 258 people earned their degree in health/medical physics, making the major the 770th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 41 health/medical physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in health/medical physics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great health/medical physics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the health/medical physics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region health/medical physics students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Health/Medical Physics (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified ’s health/medical physics students in 2020-2021.

Vanderbilt also made our “Best Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $4,652 for Southeast Region Health/Medical Physics students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Vanderbilt.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.

Read full report on Health/Medical Physics at Vanderbilt

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 9 ’s health/medical physics degrees in 2020-2021.

UK also made our “Best Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $13,424 for southeast region health/medical physics students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Kentucky.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Kentucky Health/Medical Physics Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, this large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified ’s health/medical physics students in 2020-2021.

UAB also made our “Best Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $14,800 for Southeast Region Health/Medical Physics students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UAB.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad 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 Health/Medical Physics at UAB

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Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Atlantic University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. FAU is a large school located in Boca Raton, Florida that handed out 8 ’s health/medical physics degrees in 2020-2021.

FAU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Florida Atlantic University is $8,262 for southeast region health/medical physics students whose families make $30-$48k.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Health/Medical Physics at FAU

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Georgia Tech is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Georgia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Georgia Tech is $11,712 for southeast region health/medical physics students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Health/Medical Physics at Georgia Tech

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