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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee” 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 Tennessee, there were 161 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $22,628 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 28 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Tennessee”.

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Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee

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

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

#1

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 Master’s in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s physics students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Knoxville, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798.

Read more about Physics at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

#2 in overall quality

$14,202 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s physics students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our tennessee master’s degree physics students list, UofM has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Memphis are $14,202, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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