2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Physics (Income $0-$30k) in Tennessee

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General Physics is the 57th most popular major in the country with 13,287 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Tennessee, there were 156 general physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 28 general physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general physics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general physics 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 general physics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee master’s degree general physics students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Physics (Income $0-$30k) in Tennessee

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee

$50,624 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k list. Vanderbilt University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best General Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt University are $50,624, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Physics at Vanderbilt

#2

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$31,798 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #2 spot on the list. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general physics degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Knoxville, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UT Knoxville General Physics Report

#3

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

#2 in overall quality

$14,202 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s general physics students in 2019-2020.

UofM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Memphis are $14,202, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UofM General Physics Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Physics (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Physics (Income $0-$30k)

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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