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2022 Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k

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Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor's in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 549 people earned their degree in physical sciences (other), making the major the 570th most popular in the United States.

Across Virginia, there were 58 physical sciences (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 56 physical sciences (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 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.

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 physical sciences (other) program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia bachelor’s degree other physical science students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Physical Science (Income $48-$75k) in Virginia

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #1 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s physical sciences (other) degrees to qualified students.

Virginia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Tech is $19,067 for Virginia Bachelor’s Degree Other Physical Science students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Read full report on Other Physical Science at Virginia Tech

#2

University of Mary Washington

Fredericksburg, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mary Washington landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Mary Washington is located in Fredericksburg, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 32 bachelors’s physical sciences (other) degrees to qualified students.

UMW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Mary Washington is $19,203 for Virginia Bachelor’s Degree Other Physical Science students whose families make $48-$75k.

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 more about Other Physical Science at University of Mary Washington

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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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