2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering & Applied Physics (Income $75-$110k) in Texas

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across Texas, there were 34 engineering and applied physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 25 engineering and applied physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering & Applied Physics (Income $75-$110k) in Texas

#1

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$11,400 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #1 spot on the list. UT Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s applied physics degrees to qualified students.

UT Rio Grande Valley also made our “Best Engineering & Applied Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend UT Rio Grande Valley is $11,400 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree Applied Physics students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 more about Engineering & Applied Physics at UT Rio Grande Valley

#2

LeTourneau University

Longview, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$24,550 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, LeTourneau University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Longview, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s applied physics students in 2019-2020.

LETU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Engineering & Applied Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. The yearly cost to attend LETU is $24,550 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree Applied Physics students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Engineering & Applied Physics at LeTourneau University

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering & Applied Physics (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering & Applied Physics (Income $75-$110k)

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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