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2023 Best Value Colleges for Engineering Physics in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

5 Ranked Colleges
121 Degrees Awarded
$24,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Engineering Physics Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Engineering Physics Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Engineering Physics is the 244th most popular major in the country with 994 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, engineering physics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $53,863 and had an average of $25,114 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 121 engineering physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,792 and $21,626 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Physics Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in engineering physics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering physics programs that also have a lower cost than 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 physics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Engineering Physics Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region engineering physics students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Engineering Physics in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

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University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering Physics Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Virginia - Main Campus is a large school located in Charlottesville, Virginia that handed out 1 ’s engineering physics degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Virginia also took the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering Physics Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $22,006 for Southeast Region Engineering Physics students with aid per year to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Read more about Engineering Physics at University of Virginia - Main Campus

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Murray State University
Murray, Kentucky

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Murray State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Physics Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Murray, Kentucky, this medium-sized public school awarded 29 diplomas to qualified ’s engineering physics students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Murray State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Engineering Physics Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Murray State is $11,736 for southeast region engineering physics students with aid.

Full Murray State Engineering Physics Report

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Arkansas Tech University
Russellville, Arkansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Physics Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Russellville, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified ’s engineering physics students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ATU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Engineering Physics Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend ATU is $11,721 for Southeast Region Engineering Physics students with aid.

Full ATU Engineering Physics Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Engineering Physics Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Daytona Beach, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s engineering physics degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region engineering physics students with aid list, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Engineering Physics Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach is $35,442 for Southeast Region Engineering Physics students with aid.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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 Physics at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach

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Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tulane University of Louisiana. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Engineering Physics Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Tulane is a fairly large school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 28 ’s engineering physics degrees in 2020-2021.

Tulane not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Engineering Physics Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Tulane is $39,749 for Southeast Region Engineering Physics students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Tulane University of Louisiana Engineering Physics Report

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