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2022 Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
90 Degrees Awarded
$18,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 549 people earned their degree in physical sciences (other), making the major the 275th most popular in the United States. 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 Southeast region, there were 138 physical sciences (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $18,100 and $21,988 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.

This year’s “Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. 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 $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree other physical science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Physical Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of North Alabama

Florence, Alabama
#4 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Alabama landed the #1 spot on the list. 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 $30-$48k 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 $12,787 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other physical science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Other Physical Science at University of North Alabama

#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 24 bachelors’s physical sciences (other) degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Tech is $14,010 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Physical Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

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.

Full Virginia Tech Other Physical Science Report

#2 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama in Huntsville landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Alabama in Huntsville is a medium-sized school located in Huntsville, Alabama that handed out 25 bachelors’s physical sciences (other) degrees in 2019-2020.

UAH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $13,580 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Physical Science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Alabama in Huntsville.

Full University of Alabama in Huntsville Other Physical Science Report

#4

University of Mary Washington

Fredericksburg, Virginia

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mary Washington landed the #4 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMW, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Other Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $14,997 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Physical Science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UMW.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Other Physical Science at UMW

#5

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#5 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Miami landed the #5 spot on the list. 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.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree other physical science students whose families make $30-$48k list, U Miami has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Other Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Miami is $36,623 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other physical science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Other Physical Science at University of 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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