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2023 Best Value Physics Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$13,380 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$81,190 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Physics Doctor's Degree School for You

With 37 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, physics is the #68 most popular major in Tennessee.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Physics Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you.

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.

Check out the physics doctor's degree programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Physics Doctor's Degree School

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Tennessee - Knoxville the best value school in Tennessee for physics students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the city of Knoxville.

UT Knoxville graduate students pay an average of $13,380 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UT Knoxville did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.

Read full report on Physics at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Best Value Physics Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Physics Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 85
Florida 125
Georgia 56
North Carolina 139
Kentucky 15
Louisiana 32
Alabama 34
South Carolina 24
Mississippi 18
Arkansas 8
West Virginia 18

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to A. T. Service.

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