2027 Best Value Engineering Physics Schools in Texas

[Engineering Physics](/majors/engineering/engineering-physics/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong engineering physics education at a price that pays off.
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 Texas
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the engineering physics degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Engineering Physics Schools
For return on investment in engineering physics, no school beat Rice University this year. Rice University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $61,247. Students borrow a median of $11,904 to complete the engineering physics program here. Engineering Physics graduates of Rice University earn a median of $75,299 early in their careers. Set against $11,904 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 8% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.