2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physics and Astronomy (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Physics and Astronomy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 55 physics and astronomy students received their degree, making the major the most popular in the country.

Across the Southeast region, there were 54 physics and astronomy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 37 physics and astronomy graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality physics and astronomy programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the physics and astronomy program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Vallue Physics and Astronomy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Vallue Physics and Astronomy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree physics and astronomy students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physics and Astronomy (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

#1 in overall quality

$33,216 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Vallue Physics and Astronomy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 37 masters’s physics and astronomy degrees in 2019-2020.

UK also took the #1 spot in our “Best Physics and Astronomy 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 Kentucky are $33,216.

Read more about Physics and Astronomy at UK

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physics and Astronomy (Income Over $110k)

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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