2022 Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking.

Biological & Physical Sciences is the 29th most popular major in the country with 29,162 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 2,041 biological and physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 54 biological and physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in biological and physical sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biological and physical sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the biological and physical sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The biological & physical sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region”.

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Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Physical Sciences in the Southeast Region

#1

University of South Alabama

Mobile, Alabama

#3 in overall quality

$16,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Alabama landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Mobile, Alabama, and it awarded 2 masters’s biological and physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USA, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USA are $16,112.

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#2

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$32,394 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. This large school is located in Charlottesville, Virginia, and it awarded 27 masters’s biological and physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia - Main Campus are $32,394.

Read more about Biological & Physical Sciences at University of Virginia

#3

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #3 spot on the list. Louisiana State University is a large public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 3 masters’s biological and physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College are $29,970.

Read more about Biological & Physical Sciences at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Physical Sciences

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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