2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physics in Missouri (With Aid)

#1

University of Missouri - St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

$30,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid list. University of Missouri - St Louis is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 4 masters’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

UMSL also took the #0 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 UMSL are $30,154.

Full UMSL Physics Report

#2

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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 14 masters’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also made our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Mizzou Physics Report

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Missouri - Kansas City is a fairly large school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 12 masters’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

UMKC also made our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Kansas City are $26,699, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Physics at University of Missouri - Kansas City

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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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