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2023 Best Value Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$33,548 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Physics and Astronomy Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, physics and astronomy was ranked #299 in the country. In fact 23 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Physics and Astronomy Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Physics and Astronomy Doctor's Degree School

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Our analysis found University of Kentucky to be the best value school for physics and astronomy students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . UK is a very large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UK are $33,548 a year.

Read full report on Physics and Astronomy at University of Kentucky

Best Physics and Astronomy Colleges by State

Explore the best physics and astronomy colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 23

One of 8 majors within the area of study, physics and astronomy has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Physics and Astronomy

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 values are for the top school 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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