2023 Best Value Physics Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Physics School for You
In 2020-2021, 3,727 people earned a degree or certificate in physics, making the major the #62 most popular in the United States.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
The Best Value Physics Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 143 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best value experiences for physics students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Physics Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Physics Colleges.
Top 15% Best Physics Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in the United States for physics students. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU are $6,120 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, BYU also did well on our Best Physics Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
The excellent programs at Western Illinois University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best physics schools in the United States. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WIU are $13,297 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wyoming. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Physics Schools list. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW are $16,957 a year.
Out of the 143 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the # 4 spot on the list. UD is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Newark.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UD are $36,880 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UD is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Physics Schools list.
Out of the 143 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UH are $21,891 a year.
Christopher Newport University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for physics students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Newport News, CNU is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CNU are $27,790 per year.
Texas Tech University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Physics Schools list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas Tech are $24,121 per year.
University of North Texas ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Physics Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNT are $20,906 per year.
Northern Illinois University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Physics Schools list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.
NIU undergraduate students pay an average of $14,738 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #10, Towson University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for physics students. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Towson are $25,516 per year.
Towson also claimed a spot on our Best Physics Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Wichita State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physics Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WSU are $18,165 a year.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physics Schools ranking. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg.
UT Rio Grande Valley undergraduate students pay an average of $19,333 in tuition and fees each year.
Illinois Institute of Technology ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Physics Schools list. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Illinois Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $50,375 in tuition and fees each year.
Northeastern University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Physics Schools list. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Northeastern undergraduate students pay an average of $57,592 in tuition and fees each year.
Northeastern excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Physics Schools list.
The University of Texas at Austin came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physics Schools ranking. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UT Austin are $40,996 a year.
UT Austin also claimed a spot on our Best Physics Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
With a ranking of #16, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for physics students. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BGSU are $21,050 a year.
San Diego State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physics Schools ranking. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
SDSU undergraduate students pay an average of $20,016 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Akron Main Campus ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Physics Schools list. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the midsize city of Akron.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,880 a year.
Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value physics programs. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the distant town of Athens.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OHIO Athens are $22,810 per year.
California State University - Long Beach landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value physics programs. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Long Beach.
CSULB undergraduate students pay an average of $18,726 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physics Schools ranking. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.
UW - Madison undergraduate students pay an average of $38,608 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Madison also is in the top 10% of our Best Physics Schools ranking.
With a ranking of #21, University of Nevada - Reno did quite well on this year’s best value schools for physics students. Located in the large city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNR are $24,827 per year.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great value schools for Physics graduate students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Physics Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 23 | University of California - Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA |
| 24 | Temple University | Philadelphia, PA |
| 25 | East Carolina University | Greenville, NC |
| 25 | Oklahoma State University - Main Campus | Stillwater, OK |
| 27 | Iowa State University | Ames, IA |
| 28 | University of Minnesota - Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN |
| 28 | Florida Atlantic University | Boca Raton, FL |
Physics by Region
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Majors Related to Physics
Physics is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Physics
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Chemistry | 5,005 |
| Geological & Earth Sciences | 2,491 |
| Materials Sciences | 448 |
| Astronomy & Astrophysics | 371 |
| Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology | 342 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 26 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).
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