2023 Best Value Physics Schools in Tennessee

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Physics 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.

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 Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Tennessee 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.

2023 Best Value Physics Schools in Tennessee

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Physics Colleges.

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality in Physics

#1

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

9 Degrees

#21 in Quality in Tennessee

$10,056 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Memphis to be the best value school for physics students who want to pursue a degree in Tennessee. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UofM are $10,056 per year.

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#2

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville, TN

22 Degrees

#5 in Quality in Tennessee

$13,244 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Physics Schools in Tennessee list. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the city of Knoxville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Knoxville are $13,244 per year.

UT Knoxville also made our Best Physics Schools in Tennessee list, coming in at #5.

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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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