2023 Best Value Physics Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Physics School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, physics was ranked #62 in the country. In fact 3,727 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
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The Best Value Physics Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for physics students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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 Rocky Mountains Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Physics Colleges.
Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Physics
Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for physics students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU are $6,120 per year.
BYU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Physics Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
The excellent programs at University of Wyoming helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best physics schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW are $16,957 per year.
The excellent programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best physics schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Colorado State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State are $31,470 per year.
Colorado State also made our Best Physics Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #5.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Montana State University is a great value for physics students. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public college with a fairly large student population.
MSU Bozeman undergraduate students pay an average of $28,264 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best physics schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.
U of U undergraduate students pay an average of $28,345 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Idaho came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physics Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at U of I are $27,576 per year.
University of Colorado Boulder did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for physics students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a fairly large student population.
CU - Boulder undergraduate students pay an average of $38,358 in tuition and fees each year.
CU - Boulder excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Physics Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
With a ranking of #8, Colorado School of Mines did quite well on this year’s best value schools for physics students. Mines is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Golden.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mines are $40,838 a year.
Mines also took the #1 spot in our Best Physics Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
Best Physics Colleges by State
Explore the best physics schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 101 |
| Utah | 37 |
| Idaho | 7 |
| Montana | 11 |
| Wyoming | 10 |
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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 8 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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