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2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k

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 $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the physical sciences 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 Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in Tennessee

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the #1 spot on the list. Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our tennessee master’s degree physical sciences students whose families make $30-$48k list, Vanderbilt has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt University 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

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Middle Tennessee State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and it awarded 10 masters’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Middle Tennessee State University also made our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #0. 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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Tennessee State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Johnson City, Tennessee, and it awarded 33 masters’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

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

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#4

Tennessee Technological University

Cookeville, Tennessee
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tennessee Technological University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k. Cookeville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physical sciences degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our tennessee master’s degree physical sciences students whose families make $30-$48k list, Tennessee Tech University has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tennessee Technological University are $20,498, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k list. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physical sciences degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our tennessee master’s degree physical sciences students whose families make $30-$48k list, UT Knoxville has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. 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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#6

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Memphis did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 15 masters’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UofM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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 UofM 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%.

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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