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

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 Missouri 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 Missouri, there were 214 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $24,534 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 45 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,588 and $39,214 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 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 Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k

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

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

#1

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 14 masters’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193.

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#2

University of Missouri - St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

$30,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - St Louis. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physics degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

UMSL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMSL are $30,154.

Read more about Physics at UMSL

#3

University of Missouri - Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$26,699 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and it awarded 12 masters’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

UMKC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMKC are $26,699, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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