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2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$10,531 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,195 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Physical Sciences School for You

Physical Sciences is the #15 most popular major in Texas with 904 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 Texas ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in Texas 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.

2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in Texas

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

Top 10 Best Physical Sciences Schools

$9,892 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - Kingsville the best value school in Texas for physical sciences students. Texas A&M Kingsville is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Kingsville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M Kingsville are $9,892 per year.

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#2

University of Houston

Houston, TX
$9,699 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great value for physical sciences students. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH are $9,699 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UH is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Physical Sciences Schools in Texas list.

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$11,752 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 12 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UT Austin are $11,752 a year.

UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our Best Physical Sciences Schools in Texas rankings.

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$9,541 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best physical sciences schools in Texas. Located in the city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UT Rio Grande Valley are $9,541 a year.

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$11,090 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in Texas list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNT are $11,090 per year.

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#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX
$11,852 Average Tuition & Fees

Texas Tech University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Texas Tech are $11,852 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Texas Tech also did well on our Best Physical Sciences Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$12,204 Average Tuition & Fees

Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value physical sciences programs. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

Texas A&M College Station undergraduate students pay an average of $12,204 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Physical Sciences Schools in Texas list, coming in at #4.

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$9,544 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value physical sciences programs. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UTEP are $9,544 a year.

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$9,231 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s best value schools for physical sciences students. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UTSA are $9,231 per year.

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$11,727 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UT Arlington are $11,727 a year.

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Best Value Physical Sciences Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 255
Oklahoma 155
New Mexico 103

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 12 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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