2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2019-2020, 14,123 people earned their degree in physics, making the major the 67th most popular in the United States. 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 the Southeast region, there were 2,160 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,400 and $23,843 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,510 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 71 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in physics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality physics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the 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 Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree physics students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Physics in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Arkansas University Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Magnolia, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s physics degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is $14,270 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Physics students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Mississippi. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. This fairly large school is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,923 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Physics students per year to attend University of Southern Mississippi.
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Out of the 71 schools in the Best Value Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Georgia landed the #3 spot on the list. UNG is a fairly large school located in Dahlonega, Georgia that handed out 25 bachelors’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,396 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Physics students per year to attend UNG.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Alabama. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. University of North Alabama is a medium-sized public school situated in Florence, Alabama. It awarded 3 bachelors’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNA, the school also landed the #23 spot in our “Best Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $14,130 for southeast region bachelor’s degree physics students per year to attend UNA.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Southern University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. GaSou is located in Statesboro, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s physics degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $15,536 for southeast region bachelor’s degree physics students per year to attend Georgia Southern University.
University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school handed out 41 degrees to qualified bachelors’s physics students in 2019-2020.
USF Tampa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus is $8,355 for southeast region bachelor’s degree physics students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Kennesaw State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Kennesaw State University is a large public school situated in Kennesaw, Georgia. It awarded 11 bachelors’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.
KSU Georgia also took the #25 spot in our “Best Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $17,221 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Physics students per year to attend Kennesaw State University.
With a ranking of #8, University of Alabama in Huntsville did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UAH is located in Huntsville, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 32 bachelors’s physics degrees to qualified students.
UAH also made our “Best Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #16. The yearly cost to attend UAH is $15,860 for southeast region bachelor’s degree physics students.
Florida State University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida State University is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s physics degrees to qualified students.
Florida State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Florida State is $9,789 for southeast region bachelor’s degree physics students.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Appalachian State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Appalachian State University is located in Boone, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s physics degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Appalachian State is $13,920 for southeast region bachelor’s degree physics students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Florida Atlantic University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Boca Raton, Florida, this large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s physics students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend FAU is $10,186 for southeast region bachelor’s degree physics students.
University of Central Florida ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UCF is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,274 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Physics students per year to attend University of Central Florida.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
With a ranking of #13, University of West Georgia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of West Georgia is a fairly large public school situated in Carrollton, Georgia. It awarded 4 bachelors’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $16,124 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Physics students per year to attend University of West Georgia.
University of North Florida came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of North Florida is a fairly large school located in Jacksonville, Florida that handed out 12 bachelors’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UNF is $9,606 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Physics students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Northern Kentucky University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. NKU is a fairly large public school situated in Highland Heights, Kentucky. It awarded 8 bachelors’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Northern Kentucky University is $9,049 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Physics students.
Morehead State University landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Morehead, Kentucky, this medium-sized public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s physics students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Morehead State University is $12,421 for southeast region bachelor’s degree physics students.
With a ranking of #17, University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of North Carolina at Wilmington is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s physics degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend UNCW is $19,055 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Physics students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Florida International University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s physics degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend FIU is $7,296 for southeast region bachelor’s degree physics students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
University of New Orleans ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s physics degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of New Orleans is $11,193 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Physics students.
The University of West Florida ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Pensacola, Florida, this fairly large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s physics students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UWF is $7,406 for southeast region bachelor’s degree physics students.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UNC Charlotte is a large public school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. It awarded 24 bachelors’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of North Carolina at Charlotte is $16,529 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Physics students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Memphis ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s physics students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,248 for southeast region bachelor’s degree physics students per year to attend UofM.
With a ranking of #23, East Carolina University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. ECU is a public institution located in Greenville, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend ECU is $15,844 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Physics students.
Augusta University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Augusta University is a medium-sized school located in Augusta, Georgia that handed out 3 bachelors’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Augusta University is $11,136 for southeast region bachelor’s degree physics students.
Tennessee Technological University landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Cookeville, Tennessee, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Tennessee Tech University is $15,929 for southeast region bachelor’s degree physics students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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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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- 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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