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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics in the New England Region

6 Ranked Colleges
36 Degrees Awarded
$26,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region” ranking.

Engineering Physics is the 239th most popular major in the country with 941 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, engineering physics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $59,675 and had an average of $20,001 in loans still to pay off.

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

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in engineering physics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great engineering 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 physics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics in the New England Region

#1

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Maine is located in Orono, Maine and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s engineering physics degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMaine, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UMaine is $17,558 for new england region bachelor’s degree engineering physics students.

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%.

Read more about Engineering Physics at University of Maine

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region. Durham, New Hampshire is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering physics degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree engineering physics students list, UNH has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNH is $24,067 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Physics students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.

Full UNH Engineering Physics Report

#3

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s engineering physics degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UCONN is $22,012 for new england region bachelor’s degree engineering physics students.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Full UCONN Engineering Physics Report

#4

Dartmouth College

Hanover, New Hampshire
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dartmouth College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Dartmouth College is located in Hanover, New Hampshire and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s engineering physics degrees to qualified students.

Dartmouth also took the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $33,574 for new england region bachelor’s degree engineering physics students per year to attend Dartmouth.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Dartmouth Engineering Physics Report

#5

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #5 spot on the list. Brown is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 1 bachelors’s engineering physics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brown, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Brown is $29,392 for new england region bachelor’s degree engineering physics students.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 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%.

Full Brown Engineering Physics Report

#6

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Tufts University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tufts, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tufts is $30,744 for new england region bachelor’s degree engineering physics students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Engineering Physics at Tufts

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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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