2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Physical Science in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Southeast region, there were 138 physical sciences (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $18,100 and $21,988 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 24 physical sciences (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree other physical science students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Physical Science in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$28,999 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. NC State is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 8 masters’s physical sciences (other) degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999.

Read more about Other Physical Science at North Carolina State University

#2

University of Alabama in Huntsville

Huntsville, Alabama

#2 in overall quality

$25,386 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama in Huntsville landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Alabama in Huntsville is a medium-sized school located in Huntsville, Alabama that handed out 5 masters’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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAH are $25,386, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Other Physical Science at UAH

#3

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina

$30,160 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. UofSC is a large school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 4 masters’s physical sciences (other) degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofSC, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Other Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Carolina - Columbia are $30,160.

Read full report on Other Physical Science at UofSC

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Physical Science (With Aid)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA.

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