2023 Best Value Physics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Physics Bachelor's Degree School for You
With 358 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, physics is the #104 most popular major in Florida.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
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 Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Florida 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.
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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Florida Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Physics
Our 2023 rankings named Florida Atlantic University the best value school in Florida for physics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public school with a very large student population.
FAU undergraduate students pay an average of $4,879 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at USF Tampa are $6,410 a year. The average amount in student loans that physics majors at USF Tampa take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $27,019.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, USF Tampa also did well on our Best Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Florida State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Florida State are $6,517 a year.
Florida State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UF undergraduate students pay an average of $6,381 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, physics majors at UF accumulate an average of around $16,804 in student debt.
UF also made our Best Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list, coming in at #1.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida International University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.
FIU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,565 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, FIU also is in the top 20% of our Best Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking.
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University of North Florida came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public school with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNF are $5,964 per year.
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach are $39,066 a year.
Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach also made our Best Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list, coming in at #3.
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Request InformationBest Value Physics Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Physics Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Georgia | 244 |
Virginia | 353 |
North Carolina | 356 |
Tennessee | 156 |
Kentucky | 77 |
South Carolina | 107 |
Louisiana | 93 |
Arkansas | 80 |
Alabama | 117 |
Mississippi | 45 |
West Virginia | 44 |
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Physics Related Majors for Physics
One of 8 majors within the area of study, physics has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Physics
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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).
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