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2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k

7 Ranked Colleges
60 Degrees Awarded
$32,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Physics Schools for a Master's in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Physics is the 67th most popular major in the country with 14,123 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Michigan, there were 344 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,000 and $18,463 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 60 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in physics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great physics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the physics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physics (Income $75-$110k) in Michigan

#1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan
#1 in overall quality
$49,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s physics students in 2019-2020.

U-M not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan
$24,648 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oakland University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k. Oakland University is a fairly large public school situated in Rochester Hills, Michigan. It awarded 1 masters’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Oakland not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oakland are $24,648.

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#3

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#5 in overall quality
$26,552 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Michigan University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and it awarded 5 masters’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern Michigan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan University are $26,552, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#4 in overall quality
$19,359 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s physics students in 2019-2020.

Central Michigan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan University are $19,359.

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#5

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#6 in overall quality
$37,215 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Wayne State is a large public school situated in Detroit, Michigan. It awarded 7 masters’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayne State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215.

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#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#2 in overall quality
$37,056 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Michigan State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 14 masters’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056.

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#7

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#3 in overall quality
$31,355 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Western Michigan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s physics students in 2019-2020.

WMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Western Michigan University are $31,355.

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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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