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2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in Michigan

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$15,275 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,888 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Physical Sciences School for You

With 415 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, physical sciences is the #14 most popular major in Michigan.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best value programs for physical sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Physical Sciences Schools in Michigan

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

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality in Physical Sciences

$13,434 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Western Michigan University the best value school in Michigan for physical sciences students. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

WMU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,434 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI
$15,966 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best physical sciences schools in Michigan. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Michigan State are $15,966 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Michigan State is ranked #3 for overall quality for physical sciences in Michigan.

Full Physical Sciences at Michigan State University Report

$17,193 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 3 spot on the list. U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

U-M undergraduate students pay an average of $17,193 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

U-M not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Physical Sciences Schools in Michigan list.

Full Physical Sciences at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

#4

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI
$15,199 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in Michigan list. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wayne State are $15,199 a year.

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Best Value Physical Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Physical Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 588
Indiana 270
Ohio 536
Wisconsin 210

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

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 4 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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