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2022 Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

5 Ranked Colleges
90 Degrees Awarded
$24,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Other Physical Science is the 570th most popular major in the country with 549 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 138 physical sciences (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 90 physical sciences (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in physical sciences (other). The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great physical sciences (other) 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 physical sciences (other) program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Physical Science in the Southeast Region

#1

University of North Alabama

Florence, Alabama
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Alabama. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. This medium-sized school is located in Florence, Alabama, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s physical sciences (other) degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNA, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Other Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Alabama is $14,130 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Physical Science students.

Full University of North Alabama Other Physical Science Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama in Huntsville. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Huntsville, Alabama, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s physical sciences (other) degrees in 2019-2020.

UAH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UAH is $15,860 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other physical science students.

Full University of Alabama in Huntsville Other Physical Science Report

#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s physical sciences (other) degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Tech is $21,198 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other physical science students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Virginia Tech Other Physical Science Report

#4

University of Mary Washington

Fredericksburg, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mary Washington landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Fredericksburg, Virginia, this small public school handed out 32 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s physical sciences (other) students in 2019-2020.

UMW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Other Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Mary Washington is $21,907 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Physical Science students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Other Physical Science at University of Mary Washington

#5

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Miami. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s physical sciences (other) students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U Miami, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Other Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Miami is $46,949 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other physical science students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Other Physical Science at University of Miami

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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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