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2023 Best Value Other Physical Science Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$32,230 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,982 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Other Physical Science School for You

In 2020-2021, 191 people earned a degree or certificate in physical sciences (other), making the major the #226 most popular in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Other Physical Science Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for physical sciences (other) students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Other Physical Science Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for physical sciences (other) majors pursuing a .

Best Schools for Affordable Quality in Other Physical Science

$20,622 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Charlotte the best value school in the United States for physical sciences (other) students. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a very large student population.

UNC Charlotte undergraduate students pay an average of $20,622 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Other Physical Science Schools list. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.

NC State undergraduate students pay an average of $29,916 in tuition and fees each year.

NC State also claimed a spot on our Best Other Physical Science Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - San Diego is a great value for physical sciences (other) students. UCSD is a very large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UCSD are $44,454 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UCSD also did well on our Best Other Physical Science Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#4

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Johns Hopkins University is a great value for physical sciences (other) students. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Johns Hopkins are $58,720 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Johns Hopkins also did well on our Best Other Physical Science Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$33,928 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the # 5 spot on the list. UofSC is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

UofSC undergraduate students pay an average of $33,928 in tuition and fees each year.

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One of 8 majors within the area of study, physical sciences (other) has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 5,005
Physics 3,727
Geological & Earth Sciences 2,491
Materials Sciences 448
Astronomy & Astrophysics 371

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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