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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Physics

154 Ranked Colleges
1,782 Degrees Awarded
$19,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master's

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 13,287 people earned their degree in general physics, making the major the 57th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,782 general physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s” ranking looked at 154 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general physics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general physics 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 general physics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s.

Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Physics

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s list. Provo, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general physics degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at BYU are $7,510.

Full Brigham Young University - Provo General Physics Report

#2

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wyoming. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s. University of Wyoming is located in Laramie, Wyoming and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s general physics degrees to qualified students.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW are $16,615.

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#21 in overall quality

Out of the 154 schools in the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #3 spot on the list. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general physics degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also took the #21 spot in our “Best General Physics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s list. UNT is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 15 masters’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s. Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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California State University - Long Beach did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Long Beach, California, this large public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s general physics students in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at CSULB are $17,784, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full CSULB General Physics Report

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s list. SD Mines is a small school located in Rapid City, South Dakota that handed out 3 masters’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SD Mines are $19,250.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s list. University of Oklahoma is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s general physics degrees to qualified students.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236.

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#9

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

University of Southern Mississippi ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s list. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school situated in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It awarded 2 masters’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Miss are $10,896, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#10

Western Illinois University

Macomb, Illinois

Western Illinois University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s list. Western Illinois University is a medium-sized school located in Macomb, Illinois that handed out 7 masters’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at WIU are $11,996, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s ranking. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 12 masters’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,151, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#12

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois

Northern Illinois University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Dekalb, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s general physics students in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Illinois University are $11,086, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#13

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana

Montana State University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s list. Bozeman, Montana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general physics degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at MSU Bozeman are $21,446, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#14

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

Texas State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #14. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 11 masters’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#15

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
Top 20% in overall quality

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified masters’s general physics students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on this list, UMN Twin Cities is in the top on our “Best General Physics Master’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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University of Maryland - Baltimore County came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s ranking. UMBC is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s general physics degrees to qualified students.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMBC are $21,078.

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#17

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas

With a ranking of #17, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general physics degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#18

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina

Appalachian State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Boone, North Carolina, and it awarded 20 masters’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Appalachian State University are $21,439, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#19

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

University of Utah did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #19. University of Utah is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695.

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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s ranking. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 4 masters’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#21

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska

Creighton University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 5 masters’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Creighton University are $18,528, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Creighton University General Physics Report

#21

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

Clemson University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #21. Clemson is located in Clemson, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s general physics degrees to qualified students.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson are $23,246, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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With a ranking of #23, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Athens, Ohio, and it awarded 20 masters’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at OHIO Athens are $17,712, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full OHIO Athens General Physics Report

#24

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

University of Memphis ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s list. UofM is a large school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 5 masters’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Memphis are $14,202, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UofM General Physics Report

#24

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

With a ranking of #24, Florida State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s list. Florida State is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 22 masters’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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