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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Applied Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Southeast region, there were 114 engineering and applied physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 7 engineering and applied physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent engineering and applied physics programs, but they also cost less that 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 engineering and applied physics program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The applied physics 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 Applied Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering & Applied Physics (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

Daytona Beach, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$19,736 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Daytona Beach, Florida. It awarded 7 masters’s applied physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Engineering & Applied Physics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach are $19,736, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Engineering & Applied Physics at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering & Applied Physics (Income $48-$75k)

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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