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2022 Best Value Physics and Astronomy Schools in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid

1 Ranked Colleges
54 Degrees Awarded
$17,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Physics and Astronomy Schools in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Physics and Astronomy Schools in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Kentucky, there were 54 physics and astronomy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent physics and astronomy programs, but they also 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Physics and Astronomy Schools in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Physics and Astronomy Schools in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physics and Astronomy Schools in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Physics and Astronomy in Kentucky (With Aid)

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Physics and Astronomy Schools in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid 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 54 ’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 Schools in Kentucky” list. The yearly cost to attend UK is $17,127 for Kentucky Physics and Astronomy students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Physics and Astronomy at UK

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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