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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in Tennessee

6 Ranked Colleges
119 Degrees Awarded
$28,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master's in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Physical Sciences is the 18th most popular major in the country with 52,879 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, physical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $38,122 and had an average of $22,339 in loans still to pay off.

Across Tennessee, there were 769 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 119 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in physical sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great physical sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the physical sciences 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 Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in Tennessee

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#1 in overall quality
$50,624 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s physical sciences degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt are $50,624, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee
$26,172 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middle Tennessee State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k list. Middle Tennessee State University is a large public school situated in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. It awarded 10 masters’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Middle Tennessee State University also took the #0 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Middle Tennessee State University are $26,172, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality
$25,679 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Tennessee State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k. ETSU is a fairly large public school situated in Johnson City, Tennessee. It awarded 33 masters’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

ETSU also made our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at ETSU are $25,679, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality
$31,798 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #4 spot on the list. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 masters’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.

UT Knoxville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798.

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#5

Tennessee Technological University

Cookeville, Tennessee
#4 in overall quality
$20,498 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee Technological University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Cookeville, Tennessee, and it awarded 11 masters’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Tennessee Tech University also made our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tennessee Technological University are $20,498.

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#6

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality
$14,202 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

University of Memphis ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 15 masters’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UofM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Memphis are $14,202.

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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%.

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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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