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2023 Best Value General Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$35,635 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,561 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

General Physical Sciences is the #147 most popular major in the country with 3,823 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value General Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the United States to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for physical science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value General Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for physical science majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best General Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found California State University - Stanislaus to be the best value school for general physical sciences students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the United States. Stan State is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Turlock.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Stan State are $19,524 a year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Maryland - College Park helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general physical sciences schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMCP are $38,638 a year.

UMCP excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list.

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Out of the 11 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Humboldt State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Arcata, Humboldt State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Humboldt State University undergraduate students pay an average of $19,744 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rochester Institute of Technology is a great value for general physical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at RIT are $50,951 per year.

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Out of the 11 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pitt are $35,394 a year.

Pitt also claimed a spot on our Best General Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full General Physical Sciences at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Report

#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree general physical sciences programs. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Michigan State are $41,290 per year.

Michigan State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list.

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With a ranking of #7, Washington State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general physical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

Wazzu undergraduate students pay an average of $27,733 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #8, University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general physical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Santa Cruz are $43,824 per year.

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#9

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

With a ranking of #9, Western Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general physical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WKU are $27,000 per year.

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Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general physical sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

ASU - Tempe undergraduate students pay an average of $29,438 in tuition and fees each year.

Full General Physical Sciences at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

General Physical Sciences by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 8 majors within the area of study, general physical sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Physical Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 21,239
Physics 13,674
Geological & Earth Sciences 7,821
Astronomy & Astrophysics 1,375
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 1,140

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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