2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in North Carolina
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Physical Sciences 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in North Carolina 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. 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 Schools in North Carolina
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for physical sciences majors pursuing a .
Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Physical Sciences
Our analysis found East Carolina University to be the best value school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenville.
ECU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,297 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a great value for physical sciences students. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UNC Charlotte undergraduate students pay an average of $7,188 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a great value for physical sciences students. UNCW is a large public school located in the midsize city of Wilmington.
UNCW undergraduate students pay an average of $7,238 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great value for physical sciences students. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NC State are $9,131 a year.
NC State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Physical Sciences Schools in North Carolina list.
The excellent programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best physical sciences schools in North Carolina. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a very large student population.
UNC Chapel Hill undergraduate students pay an average of $9,028 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 Schools in North Carolina list.
Wake Forest University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wake Forest University are $59,770 per year.
Wake Forest University also took the #3 spot in our Best Physical Sciences Schools in North Carolina rankings.
Best Value Physical Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools 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 |
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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 6 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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