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2024 Best Value Engineering Physics Schools in the Southeast Region

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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 in the Southeast Region” ranking.

In 2020-2021, 994 people earned their degree in engineering physics, making the major the 244th most popular in the United States. 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.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Physics Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The engineering 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 Engineering Physics Schools in the Southeast Region”.

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Best Value Engineering Physics Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Physics Schools in the Southeast Region.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Engineering Physics in the Southeast Region

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Murray State University
Murray, Kentucky

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Murray State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering Physics Schools in the Southeast Region. Murray State University is located in Murray, Kentucky and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 ’s engineering physics degrees to qualified students.

Murray State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Engineering Physics Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Murray State University is $11,736 for Southeast Region Engineering Physics students.

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University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2024 Best Value Engineering Physics Schools in the Southeast Region list. University of Virginia - Main Campus is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s engineering physics degrees to qualified students.

University of Virginia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Engineering Physics Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $22,006 for southeast region engineering physics students per year to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Engineering Physics Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach landed the #3 spot on the list. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach is located in Daytona Beach, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 ’s engineering physics degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region engineering physics students 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 Daytona Beach is $35,442 for Southeast Region Engineering Physics students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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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 #4 on our 2024 Best Value Engineering Physics Schools in the Southeast Region list. Arkansas Tech University is located in Russellville, Arkansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s engineering physics degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region engineering physics students list, ATU has also earned the #5 rank 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.

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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. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s engineering physics degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.

Tulane also made our “Best Engineering Physics Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Tulane University of Louisiana is $39,749 for Southeast Region Engineering Physics students.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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.

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