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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 14,123 people earned their degree in physics, making the major the 67th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, physics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $42,475 and had an average of $22,421 in loans still to pay off.

Across Idaho, there were 72 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 7 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,676 and $37,720 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in physics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent physics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the physics program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physics (Income $0-$30k) in Idaho

#1

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho

$29,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Idaho is a fairly large public school situated in Moscow, Idaho. It awarded 3 masters’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

U of I also made our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Idaho” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Idaho are $29,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Physics at U of I

#2

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho

#1 in overall quality

$26,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Idaho State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $0-$30k. ISU is a fairly large school located in Pocatello, Idaho that handed out 4 masters’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ISU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Idaho” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Idaho State University are $26,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Physics at Idaho State University

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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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