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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Physical Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

3 Ranked Colleges
14 Degrees Awarded
$16,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Other Physical Science is the 275th most popular major in the country with 549 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, physical sciences (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $18,100 and had an average of $20,919 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 16 physical sciences (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 physical sciences (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 3 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the physical sciences (other) program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Physical Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Saginaw Valley State University

University Center, Michigan
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Saginaw Valley State University landed the #1 spot on the list. University Center, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s physical sciences (other) degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Saginaw Valley State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $11,734 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other physical science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Saginaw Valley State University.

Read full report on Other Physical Science at Saginaw Valley State University

#2

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Wayne State University is located in Detroit, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s physical sciences (other) degrees to qualified students.

Wayne State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Other Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Wayne State is $11,554 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Physical Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Wayne State University Other Physical Science Report

#3

Carthage College

Kenosha, Wisconsin
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Carthage College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s physical sciences (other) degrees in 2019-2020.

Carthage also made our “Best Other Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $25,052 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Physical Science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Carthage College.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Other Physical Science at Carthage College

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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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