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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Physical Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

3 Ranked Colleges
24 Degrees Awarded
$28,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Other Physical Science is the 275th most popular major in the country with 549 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, physical sciences (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $18,100 and had an average of $20,919 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 138 physical sciences (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $18,100 and $21,988 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 24 physical sciences (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 3 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Physical Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physical sciences (other) degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree other physical science students whose families make $30-$48k list, NC State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Other Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alabama in Huntsville. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Alabama in Huntsville is a medium-sized school located in Huntsville, Alabama that handed out 5 masters’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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAH are $25,386, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 4 masters’s physical sciences (other) degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofSC, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Other Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Carolina - Columbia are $30,160.

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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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