2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Physics in Mississippi (With Aid)

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 Bachelor’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid” 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 Mississippi, there were 31 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,851 and $25,430 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 physics 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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The physics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for mississippi bachelor’s degree physics students with aid.

Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Physics in Mississippi (With Aid)

#1

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

#1 in overall quality

$14,923 Average Net Price

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this fairly large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s physics students in 2019-2020.

Southern Miss not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Southern Mississippi is $14,923 for Mississippi Bachelor’s Degree Physics students with aid.

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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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