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2023 Best Value Physics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$22,022 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,260 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Physics Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 255 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, physics is the #85 most popular major in Indiana.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Physics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Indiana to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for physics students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana

Check out the physics bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Indiana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Physics

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the best value school in Indiana for physics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Purdue undergraduate students pay an average of $9,992 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Purdue is ranked #3 for overall quality for physics in Indiana.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Purdue University Fort Wayne helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value physics schools in Indiana. Located in the large city of Fort Wayne, PFW is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

PFW undergraduate students pay an average of $8,857 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Physics at Purdue University Fort Wayne

#3

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Out of the 7 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Ball State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a very large student population.

Ball State undergraduate students pay an average of $10,290 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value physics schools in Indiana. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at IUPUI are $10,044 a year. Physics majors at IUPUI take out an average of $23,834 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value physics schools in Indiana. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IU Bloomington are $11,333 per year.

IU Bloomington also claimed a spot on our Best Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#6

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

With a ranking of #6, University of Notre Dame did quite well on this year’s best value schools for physics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Notre Dame undergraduate students pay an average of $58,843 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Notre Dame also made our Best Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list, coming in at #1.

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#7

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN

Valparaiso University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for physics students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Valpo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Valparaiso.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Valpo are $44,796 a year.

Full Physics at Valparaiso University Report

Best Value Physics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Physics Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 344
Ohio 393
Illinois 483
Wisconsin 264

One of 8 majors within the area of study, physics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 21,239
Geological & Earth Sciences 7,821
General Physical Sciences 3,823
Astronomy & Astrophysics 1,375
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 1,140

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to A. T. Service.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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