by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in Alabama” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Physical Sciences is the 19th most popular major in the country with 50,306 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, physical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $39,880 and had an average of $22,620 in loans still to pay off.
Across Alabama, there were 554 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,075 and $22,813 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in Alabama” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in physical sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality physical sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the physical sciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The physical sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in Alabama”.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
The colleges and universities below are the best for alabama physical sciences students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Alabama. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in Alabama. This medium-sized school is located in Florence, Alabama, and it awarded 32 ’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
UNA also made our “Best Physical Sciences Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend University of North Alabama is $13,699 for Alabama Physical Sciences students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in Alabama. UAB is a large public school situated in Birmingham, Alabama. It awarded 72 ’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
UAB not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Physical Sciences Schools in Alabama” list. It costs about $16,530 for Alabama Physical Sciences students per year to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
