2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You
Physical Sciences is the #16 most popular major in the country with 12,705 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for physical sciences 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Physical Sciences
Our analysis found East Carolina University to be the best value school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . ECU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenville.
ECU graduate students pay an average of $20,743 in tuition and fees each year.
ECU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of New Orleans is a great value for physical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of New Orleans, UNO is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNO are $13,678 per year.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Virginia Commonwealth University is a great value for physical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. VCU is a very large public school located in the city of Richmond.
VCU graduate students pay an average of $29,546 in tuition and fees each year.
Full Physical Sciences at Virginia Commonwealth University Report
Best Physical Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best physical sciences colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 162 |
| Florida | 469 |
| North Carolina | 441 |
| Virginia | 241 |
| Tennessee | 161 |
| Georgia | 240 |
| South Carolina | 89 |
| Louisiana | 146 |
| West Virginia | 49 |
| Kentucky | 92 |
| Arkansas | 69 |
| Alabama | 123 |
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Majors Related to Physical Sciences
Physical Sciences Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Chemistry | 5,005 |
| Physics | 3,727 |
| Geological & Earth Sciences | 2,491 |
| Materials Sciences | 448 |
| Astronomy & Astrophysics | 371 |
| Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology | 342 |
| Other Physical Science | 191 |
| General Physical Sciences | 107 |
| Physics and Astronomy | 23 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Engineering | 61,791 |
| Computer & Information Sciences | 60,971 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 28,851 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 15,127 |
| Engineering Technologies | 7,672 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 3 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 NASA.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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