2022 Best Value Physics and Astronomy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Physics and Astronomy 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.

With 55 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, physics and astronomy is the most popular major in the United States.

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.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great physics and astronomy programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the physics and astronomy 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 Physics and Astronomy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physics and Astronomy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physics and Astronomy in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

#1 in overall quality

$33,216 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Physics and Astronomy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #1 spot on the list. UK is a large school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 37 masters’s physics and astronomy degrees in 2019-2020.

UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Physics and Astronomy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Kentucky Physics and Astronomy Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physics and Astronomy (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.

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