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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Physical Science 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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 549 people earned their degree in physical sciences (other), making the major the 275th most popular in the United States. 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 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 looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the physical sciences (other) program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree other physical science students.

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 be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Alabama. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Florence, Alabama, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s physical sciences (other) students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree other physical science students list, UNA has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Other Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $14,130 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other physical science students per year to attend University of North Alabama.

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#2 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 Alabama in Huntsville landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Alabama in Huntsville is a medium-sized school located in Huntsville, Alabama that handed out 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 University of Alabama in Huntsville is $15,860 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other physical science students.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 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, Virginia Tech landed the #3 spot on the list. 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.

Virginia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Tech is $21,198 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Physical Science students.

The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#4

University of Mary Washington

Fredericksburg, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mary Washington. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. University of Mary Washington is a small school located in Fredericksburg, Virginia that handed out 32 bachelors’s physical sciences (other) degrees 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 low student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.

Read more about 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. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Coral Gables, Florida. It awarded 1 bachelors’s physical sciences (other) degrees in 2019-2020.

U Miami also took the #5 spot in our “Best Other Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Miami is $46,949 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 91%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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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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