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2023 Best Value Colleges for Health/Medical Physics (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

5 Ranked Colleges
41 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Health/Medical Physics is the 770th most popular major in the country with 258 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

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 $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in health/medical physics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality health/medical physics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the health/medical physics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Health/Medical Physics (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. 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 took the #1 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $7,694 for Southeast Region Health/Medical Physics students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Vanderbilt University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. UK is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UK, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Kentucky is $16,708 for Southeast Region Health/Medical Physics students whose families make $48-$75k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Alabama at Birmingham is a large school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 6 ’s health/medical physics degrees in 2020-2021.

UAB also took the #2 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Alabama at Birmingham is $17,857 for southeast region health/medical physics students whose families make $48-$75k.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Health/Medical Physics at UAB

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Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 6 ’s health/medical physics degrees in 2020-2021.

Georgia Tech also took the #4 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Georgia Tech is $15,415 for Southeast Region Health/Medical Physics students whose families make $48-$75k.

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 Institute of Technology - Main Campus

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Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Atlantic University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Boca Raton, Florida, this large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified ’s health/medical physics students in 2020-2021.

FAU also made our “Best Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $12,323 for Southeast Region Health/Medical Physics students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Florida Atlantic University.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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