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2023 Best Value Colleges for Health/Medical Physics in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

5 Ranked Colleges
41 Degrees Awarded
$16,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

Health/Medical Physics is the 770th most popular major in the country with 258 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southeast region, there were 41 health/medical physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in health/medical physics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality health/medical physics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the health/medical physics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Health/Medical Physics in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

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Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #1 spot on the list. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s health/medical physics degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

UAB also took the #2 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UAB is $16,530 for Southeast Region Health/Medical Physics students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Alabama at Birmingham Health/Medical Physics Report

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 6 ’s health/medical physics degrees in 2020-2021.

Vanderbilt also made our “Best Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Vanderbilt University is $19,970 for Southeast Region Health/Medical Physics students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. 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 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Vanderbilt University Health/Medical Physics Report

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s health/medical physics degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UK is $18,203 for southeast region health/medical physics students with aid.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full UK Health/Medical Physics Report

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Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Atlantic University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Florida Atlantic University is a large public school situated in Boca Raton, Florida. It awarded 8 ’s health/medical physics degrees in 2020-2021.

FAU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend FAU is $10,735 for Southeast Region Health/Medical Physics students with aid.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Health/Medical Physics at Florida Atlantic University

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Georgia Tech is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 6 ’s health/medical physics degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia Tech, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $14,974 for southeast region health/medical physics students with aid per year to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Georgia Tech Health/Medical Physics Report

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