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2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$12,727 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$63,256 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Physical Sciences Master's Degree School for You

Physical Sciences is the #11 most popular major in North Carolina with 441 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. 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.

The Best Value Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina 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 North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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. 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.

2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Physical Sciences Master's Degree Colleges.

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Physical Sciences

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our analysis found East Carolina University to be the best value school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Carolina. ECU is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ECU are $7,594 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Charlotte helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value physical sciences schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Charlotte are $7,713 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNCW is a large public school located in the midsize city of Wilmington.

UNCW graduate students pay an average of $7,514 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Physical Sciences at University of North Carolina at Wilmington Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great value for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NC State are $11,703 a year.

NC State also took the #4 spot in our Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina rankings.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value physical sciences schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a very large student population.

UNC Chapel Hill graduate students pay an average of $12,566 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

Full Physical Sciences at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Report

Appalachian State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Boone.

Appalachian State graduate students pay an average of $8,007 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Western Carolina University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WCU are $7,480 per year.

Full Physical Sciences at Western Carolina University Report

#8

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

Wake Forest University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for physical sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Wake Forest University are $39,240 a year.

Wake Forest University also made our Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #3.

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Best Value Physical Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 162
Florida 469
Virginia 241
Tennessee 161
Georgia 240
South Carolina 89
Louisiana 146
West Virginia 49
Kentucky 92
Arkansas 69
Alabama 123

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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