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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering & Applied Physics (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

4 Ranked Colleges
40 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Engineering & Applied Physics is the 440th most popular major in the country with 941 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 40 engineering and applied physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 40 engineering and applied physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the engineering and applied physics 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 Applied Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree applied physics students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering & Applied Physics (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Duluth. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Duluth, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s applied physics degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree applied physics students whose families make $48-$75k list, UMN Duluth has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Engineering & Applied Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UMN Duluth is $12,438 for plains states region bachelor’s degree applied physics students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 full report on Engineering & Applied Physics at UMN Duluth

#2

Loras College

Dubuque, Iowa
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Loras College landed the #2 spot on the list. Dubuque, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s applied physics degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Loras also took the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering & Applied Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Loras is $18,438 for plains states region bachelor’s degree applied physics students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.

Full Loras College Engineering & Applied Physics Report

#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Kansas is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 5 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2019-2020.

KU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Engineering & Applied Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Kansas is $17,132 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Applied Physics students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full KU Engineering & Applied Physics Report

#4

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s applied physics students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SLU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Engineering & Applied Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $23,734 for plains states region bachelor’s degree applied physics students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend SLU.

The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Engineering & Applied Physics at SLU

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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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