2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 52,879 people earned their degree in physical sciences, making the major the 18th most popular in the United States. 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 South Carolina, there were 483 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,033 and $22,983 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 40 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 South Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in physical sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent physical sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the physical sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The physical sciences 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 Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences in South Carolina (With Aid)

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

$23,246 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 17 masters’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson also made our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson are $23,246, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at Clemson University

#2

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$30,160 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physical sciences degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

UofSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Carolina - Columbia are $30,160, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at UofSC

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (With Aid)

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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA.

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