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2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in Arizona For Those Making $75-$110k

5 Ranked Colleges
1,916 Degrees Awarded
$20,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in Arizona For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Physical Sciences Schools in Arizona For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Physical Sciences is the 18th most popular major in the country with 52,879 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, physical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $38,122 and had an average of $22,339 in loans still to pay off.

Across Arizona, there were 1,916 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,800 and $22,040 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in Arizona For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in physical sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great physical sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the physical sciences 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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Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in Arizona For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for arizona physical sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Physical Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in Arizona

#1

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in Arizona For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mesa Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Mesa, Arizona, and it awarded 198 ’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Mesa Community College also made our “Best Physical Sciences Schools in Arizona” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $13,789 for arizona physical sciences students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Mesa Community College.

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#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in Arizona For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 402 ’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Physical Sciences Schools in Arizona” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $20,200 for arizona physical sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in Arizona For Those Making $75-$110k list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s physical sciences degrees to 254 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Physical Sciences Schools in Arizona” list. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Tempe is $17,373 for Arizona Physical Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Physical Sciences Report

#4

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in Arizona For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #4 spot on the list. Northern Arizona University is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 169 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Physical Sciences Schools in Arizona” list. The yearly cost to attend Northern Arizona University is $16,535 for arizona physical sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Physical Sciences at Northern Arizona University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in Arizona For Those Making $75-$110k. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott is located in Prescott, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 ’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.

Embry-Riddle Prescott not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Physical Sciences Schools in Arizona” list. The estimated yearly cost for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott is $35,342 for arizona physical sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott

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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