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2023 Best Value Physics Schools in Nevada

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$8,737 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$22,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Physics School for You

Physics is the #45 most popular major in Nevada with 13 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Physics Schools in Nevada ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Nevada 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Physics Schools in Nevada

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for physics majors pursuing a .

Best Nevada Schools for Affordable Quality in Physics

$8,737 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Nevada - Reno to be the best value school for physics students who want to pursue a degree in Nevada. Located in the large city of Reno, UNR is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNR are $8,737 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNR is ranked #2 for overall quality for physics in Nevada.

Full Physics at University of Nevada - Reno Report

$8,737 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Physics Schools in Nevada list. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the city of Las Vegas.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNLV are $8,737 a year.

UNLV did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Physics Schools in Nevada list.

Read full report on Physics at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Best Value Physics Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 483
Washington 74
Oregon 63
Hawaii 3
Alaska 1

Physics is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

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 2 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 A. T. Service.

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