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

6 Ranked Colleges
237 Degrees Awarded
$24,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master's in North Carolina

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 North Carolina, there were 1,598 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,656 and $21,799 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 237 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences in North Carolina

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality
$30,248 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina list. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public institution located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 29 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our north carolina master’s degree physical sciences students list, UNC Chapel Hill has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,248, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality
$21,439 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Appalachian State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina. Boone, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physical sciences degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

Appalachian State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences 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.

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#3

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality
$28,999 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina. NC State is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences 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 North Carolina State University are $28,999.

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#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality
$20,685 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified masters’s physical sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ECU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences 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 ECU are $20,685.

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#5

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Wilmington, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality
$21,286 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina list. This fairly large school is located in Wilmington, North Carolina, and it awarded 38 masters’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UNCW also made our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNCW are $21,286.

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#6

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality
$21,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina list. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physical sciences degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte also made our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Charlotte are $21,055, 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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