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2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Physics in New York

19 Colleges
324,951 Bachelor's Degrees
$33,612 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Value Physics School for You

Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Physics in New YorkWith 324,951 bachelor's degrees handed out in 2021-2022, physics is the #49 most popular major in New York. This means that 6.0% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.

This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Physics in New York ranking looked at 19 colleges that offer a bachelor's in physics. Note that the phrase 'best value' does not mean the absolute lowest-priced. We are more focused on physics schools that offer a high quality education at a price lower that other schools of similar academic excellence.

Average cost figures start with estimating tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses. We then subtract the average amount of financial aid that a student receives. You can use this as a gauge to estimate how much you may need to pay out of pocket to cover costs when financial aid isn't enough. Keep in mind that the net cost for you may be higher or lower, depending on your income and other factors.

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2024 Best Value Physics Schools in New York

Check out the physics programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your money.

Top 10 Best Value Physics Schools

1
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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University landed the #1 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value physics schools. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook. In addition to being on our best value list, SUNY Stony Brook has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Physics Schools in New York ranking.

At SUNY Stony Brook, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.3 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $30,495. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Stony Brook is $129,909. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.

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Hunter College
New York, NY

The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Hunter College. Hunter is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New York.

The average student at Hunter graduates in less than 4.7 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $21,690. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from Hunter be around $101,292. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.

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University at Buffalo earned the #3 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a very large student population. University at Buffalo also took the #9 spot in our Best Physics Schools in New York rankings.

At University at Buffalo, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.3 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $32,295. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from University at Buffalo is about $137,577. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.

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Our rankings recognize University at Albany as the #4 school in this year's rankings. UAlbany is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Albany.

The average student at UAlbany graduates in less than 4.1 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $30,280. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from UAlbany is about $125,056. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.

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SUNY Geneseo
Geneseo, NY

SUNY Geneseo earned the #5 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the distant town of Geneseo, SUNY Geneseo is a public school with a small student population.

At SUNY Geneseo, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.1 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $25,684. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the SUNY Geneseo is $105,561. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.

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Our rankings recognize The City College of New York as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of New York, CCNY is a public college with a large student population.

It takes the average student at CCNY about 4.8 years to graduate, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $27,629. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from CCNY be around $131,514. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.

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Binghamton University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

It takes the average student at Binghamton University about 4.1 years to graduate, and it costs about $31,083 per year to attend the school. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from Binghamton University is about $128,684. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.

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SUNY Oneonta
Oneonta, NY

SUNY Oneonta earned the #8 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the remote town of Oneonta, SUNY Oneonta is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

It takes about 4.1 years for the average student at SUNY Oneonta to complete their degree, and it costs about $24,130 per year to attend the school. This means that the average student pays around $99,898 to get a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Oneonta. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.

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Lehman College comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Lehman is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bronx.

At Lehman, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.7 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $27,086. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from Lehman is $126,221. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.

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New York City College of Technology comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. City Tech is a large public school located in the city of Brooklyn.

If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.

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Best Physics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Physics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

StateDegrees Awarded
Pennsylvania439
Maryland193
New Jersey206
Delaware20
District of Columbia44

Physics is one of 8 different types of Physical Sciences programs to choose from.

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 19 schools only.

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