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2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in Tennessee

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$10,493 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,528 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Physical Sciences School for You

Physical Sciences is the #16 most popular major in Tennessee with 161 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in Tennessee ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Tennessee to see which 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. 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 Tennessee

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

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality in Physical Sciences

$9,438 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found East Tennessee State University to be the best value school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Tennessee. Located in the small city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

ETSU undergraduate students pay an average of $9,438 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$9,232 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Middle Tennessee State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Middle Tennessee State University is a very large public school located in the city of Murfreesboro.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Middle Tennessee State University are $9,232 per year.

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$13,244 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the # 3 spot on the list. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.

UT Knoxville undergraduate students pay an average of $13,244 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UT Knoxville did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Physical Sciences Schools in Tennessee list.

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#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN
$10,056 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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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
North Carolina 441
Georgia 240
West Virginia 49
Louisiana 146
South Carolina 89
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 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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