2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physics in North Carolina

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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 North Carolina, there were 382 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $23,428 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 89 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina master’s degree physics students.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physics in North Carolina

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$28,999 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #1 spot on the list. NC State is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Physics at NC State

#2

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$21,439 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$63,005 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina list. Boone, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physics degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

Appalachian State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Appalachian State University are $21,439.

Full Appalachian State Physics Report

#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina

#4 in overall quality

$20,685 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the #3 spot on the list. Greenville, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physics degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

ECU also made our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at ECU are $20,685, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Physics at ECU

#4

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$21,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a large school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 7 masters’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Charlotte are $21,055.

Full UNC Charlotte 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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