2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physics in Arizona

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Master’s in Arizona” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Arizona, there were 292 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,900 and $22,755 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 67 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,233 and $38,981 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Arizona” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in physics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality physics programs that also have a lower cost than 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Arizona” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Arizona

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

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

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$33,399 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$95,739 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Arizona list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physics degrees to 53 students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also made our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Arizona Physics Report

#2

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Arizona list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 8 masters’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Physics at Arizona State University - Tempe

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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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