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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Physical Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

5 Ranked Colleges
90 Degrees Awarded
$25,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in physical sciences (other). This ranking identifies schools with high-quality physical sciences (other) programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Physical Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of North Alabama

Florence, Alabama
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Alabama. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This medium-sized school is located in Florence, Alabama, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s physical sciences (other) degrees in 2019-2020.

UNA also made our “Best Other Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $16,255 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other physical science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UNA.

Full UNA 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama in Huntsville landed the #2 spot on the list. Huntsville, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s physical sciences (other) degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree other physical science students whose families make $75-$110k list, UAH has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Other Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Alabama in Huntsville is $17,552 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Physical Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full UAH Other Physical Science Report

#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s physical sciences (other) degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $23,808 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other physical science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Virginia Tech.

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 student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Other Physical Science at Virginia Tech

#4

University of Mary Washington

Fredericksburg, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mary Washington. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Fredericksburg, Virginia, this small public school handed out 32 degrees to qualified bachelors’s physical sciences (other) students in 2019-2020.

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. The yearly cost to attend University of Mary Washington is $26,181 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other physical science students whose families make $75-$110k.

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 UMW

#5

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Miami. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Coral Gables, Florida, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s physical sciences (other) degrees in 2019-2020.

U Miami not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Other Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend U Miami is $44,741 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other physical science students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

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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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