2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physics in the Plains States Region
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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 the Plains States region, there were 767 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,600 and $24,015 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 105 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region.
Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physics in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a small public school situated in Rapid City, South Dakota. It awarded 3 masters’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.
SD Mines not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SD Mines are $19,250.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. UMN Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 14 masters’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.
UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 4 masters’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.
Iowa State also made our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Creighton University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 5 masters’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.
Creighton also took the #8 spot in our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Creighton are $18,528, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified masters’s physics students in 2019-2020.
Mizzou also made our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Kansas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physics degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree physics students list, KU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007.
Wichita State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Wichita State University is a fairly large school located in Wichita, Kansas that handed out 4 masters’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.
WSU also took the #11 spot in our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WSU are $15,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Kansas State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s physics students in 2019-2020.
K -State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115.
With a ranking of #9, University of Minnesota - Duluth did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Duluth, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physics degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Duluth, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Duluth are $28,606, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. This fairly large school is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and it awarded 12 masters’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.
UMKC also made our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #10. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMKC are $26,699, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Missouri - St Louis ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physics degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
UMSL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMSL are $30,154.
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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%.
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- *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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