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2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

11 Ranked Colleges
101 Degrees Awarded
$24,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Physics is the 57th most popular major in the country with 13,287 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 721 general physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 101 general physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in general physics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general physics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general physics 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 General Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Physics in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Missouri - St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Missouri - St Louis is a fairly large public school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 4 masters’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

UMSL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General Physics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - St Louis are $30,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Missouri - St Louis General Physics Report

#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. UMN Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 13 masters’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Physics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s general physics students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Physics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193.

Read more about General Physics at University of Missouri - Columbia

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 1 masters’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Physics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Iowa State University General Physics Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Duluth. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Duluth, Minnesota, and it awarded 5 masters’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree general physics students with aid list, UMN Duluth has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Physics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Duluth are $28,606, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Physics at University of Minnesota - Duluth

#6

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas
#11 in overall quality

Wichita State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. WSU is a public institution located in Wichita, Kansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WSU also made our “Best General Physics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #11. Average graduate tuition and fees at WSU are $15,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Physics at WSU

#10 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Kansas City ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this fairly large public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified masters’s general physics students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree general physics students with aid list, UMKC has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best General Physics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMKC are $26,699.

Read more about General Physics at UMKC

#6 in overall quality

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. SD Mines is located in Rapid City, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s general physics degrees to qualified students.

SD Mines also made our “Best General Physics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at SD Mines are $19,250, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Physics at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

#9

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#7 in overall quality

Kansas State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Kansas State University is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s general physics degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree general physics students with aid list, K -State has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General Physics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115.

Read full report on General Physics at K -State

#10

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

University of Kansas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #10. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general physics degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Physics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007.

Read more about General Physics at University of Kansas

#11

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska
#8 in overall quality

Creighton University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Creighton is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s general physics degrees to qualified students.

Creighton also made our “Best General Physics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Creighton are $18,528, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Creighton General Physics Report

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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%.

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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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