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2022 Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
90 Degrees Awarded
$18,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Other Physical Science is the 570th most popular major in the country with 549 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 138 physical sciences (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 90 physical sciences (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in physical sciences (other). Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent physical sciences (other) programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the physical sciences (other) program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Physical Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s physical sciences (other) degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also made our “Best Other Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Tech is $11,138 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Physical Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Other Physical Science at Virginia Tech

#2

University of North Alabama

Florence, Alabama
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Alabama. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Florence, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s physical sciences (other) degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree other physical science students whose families make $0-$30k list, UNA has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Other Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Alabama is $11,925 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other physical science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Other Physical Science at University of North Alabama

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama in Huntsville. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UAH is a medium-sized public school situated in Huntsville, Alabama. It awarded 25 bachelors’s physical sciences (other) degrees in 2019-2020.

UAH also made our “Best Other Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $13,010 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Physical Science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Alabama in Huntsville.

Full UAH Other Physical Science Report

#4

University of Mary Washington

Fredericksburg, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mary Washington. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UMW is a small school located in Fredericksburg, Virginia that handed out 32 bachelors’s physical sciences (other) degrees in 2019-2020.

UMW also made our “Best Other Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for University of Mary Washington is $12,988 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Physical Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Other Physical Science at University of Mary Washington

#5

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Miami. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Miami is a private not-for-profit institution located in Coral Gables, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

U Miami did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Other Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Miami is $42,611 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Physical Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Other Physical Science at U Miami

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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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