2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physical Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Physical Science is the 154th most popular major in the country with 4,159 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 214 physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 19 physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in physical science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent physical science 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 physical science 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 Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree physical sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physical Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia

$21,162 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Marshall University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Huntington, West Virginia, and it awarded 3 masters’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Marshall University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Physical Science 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 Marshall University are $21,162.

Full Marshall University Physical Science Report

#2

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$22,004 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Southern University landed the #2 spot on the list. Statesboro, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physical sciences degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

GaSou also took the #1 spot in our “Best Physical Science 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 Georgia Southern University are $22,004.

Read full report on Physical Science at Georgia Southern University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physical Science (Income $0-$30k)

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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