2027 Best Value Engineering Physics Schools in Kentucky

[Engineering Physics](/majors/engineering/engineering-physics/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for engineering physics students.
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2027 Best Value Engineering Physics Schools in Kentucky
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in engineering physics, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Engineering Physics Schools
Our analysis ranked Murray State University the best value for a degree in engineering physics in Kentucky. Murray State University is a large public school located in the town of Murray. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $9,900, while out-of-state students pay about $19,836. Typical student debt for engineering physics graduates is $19,521. Early-career engineering physics graduates make about $58,025. Set against $19,521 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Murray State University admits about 86% of applicants.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school only.
- 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).
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