2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Georgia

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Georgia” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Georgia, there were 249 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $21,250 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 24 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,988 and $43,995 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Georgia” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree 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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The physics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Georgia”.

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Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Georgia

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physics in Georgia

#1

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

Atlanta, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$31,334 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Georgia list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified masters’s physics students in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Tech are $31,334, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Physics Report

#2

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia

#2 in overall quality

$24,790 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 6 masters’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State University are $24,790, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Georgia State 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%.

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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