2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k

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Physics is the 67th most popular major in the country with 14,123 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, physics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $42,475 and had an average of $22,421 in loans still to pay off.

Across Tennessee, there were 161 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $22,628 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in physics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent physics programs, but they also 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 physics program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee doctor’s degree physics students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physics (Income $0-$30k) in Tennessee

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$50,624 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$65,332 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the #1 spot on the list. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s physics degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt also took the #1 spot in our “Best Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt University are $50,624, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Physics at Vanderbilt

#2

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$31,798 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 19 doctorate’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Physics at UT Knoxville

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physics (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physics (Income $0-$30k)

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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