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2022 Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
36 Degrees Awarded
$10,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Applied Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 941 people earned their degree in engineering and applied physics, making the major the 440th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 77 engineering and applied physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 36 engineering and applied physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering and applied physics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great engineering and applied physics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering and applied physics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering & Applied Physics (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s applied physics students in 2019-2020.

Brown also took the #2 spot in our “Best Engineering & Applied Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $201 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Applied Physics students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Brown University.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Engineering & Applied Physics at Brown University

#2

Dartmouth College

Hanover, New Hampshire
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dartmouth College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Hanover, New Hampshire, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s applied physics students in 2019-2020.

Dartmouth not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Engineering & Applied Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Dartmouth College is $12,052 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Applied Physics students whose families make $0-$30k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Engineering & Applied Physics at Dartmouth

#3

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the #3 spot on the list. Tufts is a private not-for-profit institution located in Medford, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree applied physics students whose families make $0-$30k list, Tufts has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Engineering & Applied Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tufts is $5,267 for new england region bachelor’s degree applied physics students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Tufts University Engineering & Applied Physics Report

#4

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Connecticut is a large public school situated in Storrs, Connecticut. It awarded 15 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN also made our “Best Engineering & Applied Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $12,381 for new england region bachelor’s degree applied physics students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Connecticut.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Engineering & Applied Physics at UCONN

#5

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Maine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 4 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Engineering & Applied Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Maine is $13,989 for new england region bachelor’s degree applied physics students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UMaine Engineering & Applied Physics Report

#5 in overall quality

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Durham, New Hampshire is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s applied physics degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

UNH also took the #5 spot in our “Best Engineering & Applied Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is $17,747 for new england region bachelor’s degree applied physics students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Engineering & Applied Physics at UNH

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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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