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2022 Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

10 Ranked Colleges
95 Degrees Awarded
$22,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 1,248 people earned their degree in science education, making the major the 361st most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 198 science education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 95 science education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in science education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent science education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the science education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Science Education in the Southeast Region

#1

Piedmont College

Demorest, Georgia
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Piedmont College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Demorest, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s physical science education students in 2019-2020.

Piedmont College also took the #9 spot in our “Best Science Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Piedmont College are $10,660, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Science Education at Piedmont College

#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the #2 spot on the list. ECU is a large public school situated in Greenville, North Carolina. It awarded 7 masters’s physical science education degrees in 2019-2020.

ECU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Science Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ECU are $20,685, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full ECU Science Education Report

#3

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Georgia is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Science Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476.

Read more about Science Education at UGA

#4

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Mississippi. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this fairly large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s physical science education students in 2019-2020.

Southern Miss also took the #10 spot in our “Best Science Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Miss are $10,896, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Southern Miss Science Education Report

#5

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #5 spot on the list. UF is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 6 masters’s physical science education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UF, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Science Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130.

Read more about Science Education at UF

#7 in overall quality

University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. USF Tampa is a large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 6 masters’s physical science education degrees in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa also took the #7 spot in our “Best Science Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126.

Full University of South Florida - Main Campus Science Education Report

#7

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky
#4 in overall quality

University of Louisville ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Louisville is a large school located in Louisville, Kentucky that handed out 9 masters’s physical science education degrees in 2019-2020.

UofL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Science Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UofL are $27,575.

Read full report on Science Education at UofL

#8

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
#6 in overall quality

Nova Southeastern University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s physical science education students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree physical science education students list, NUS Florida has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Science Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NUS Florida are $22,242.

Read more about Science Education at Nova Southeastern University

#9

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

North Carolina State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s physical science education degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Science Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Science Education at North Carolina State University

#10

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Georgia State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physical science education degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Georgia State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Science Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State University are $24,790, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Science Education at Georgia State

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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