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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physics in Michigan (With Aid)

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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that 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 Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in physics. 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physics in Michigan (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s physics students in 2019-2020.

U-M also took the #1 spot in our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full U-M Physics Report

#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 14 masters’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Physics at Michigan State

#3

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

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 Getting Aid list. Eastern Michigan University is a public institution located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan University are $26,552.

Read more about Physics at Eastern Michigan

#4

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland University landed the #4 spot on the list. Rochester Hills, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physics degrees to 1 students 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oakland University are $24,648, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid list. Central Michigan University is a fairly large public school situated in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. It awarded 4 masters’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Central Michigan, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan are $19,359, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Physics at Central Michigan

#6

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

Wayne State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s physics students in 2019-2020.

Wayne State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State are $37,215, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Physics at Wayne State University

#7

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

Western Michigan University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. WMU is a fairly large school located in Kalamazoo, Michigan that handed out 5 masters’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WMU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WMU are $31,355, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Physics at Western Michigan University

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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