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2023 Best Value Physics Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$13,097 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,260 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Physics Bachelor's Degree School for You

Physics is the #62 most popular major in North Carolina with 356 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Physics Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for physics students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

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

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Physics

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Pembroke the best value school in North Carolina for physics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Pembroke, UNC Pembroke is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Pembroke are $3,495 per year.

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#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ECU are $7,297 per year.

ECU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value physics schools in North Carolina. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNC Chapel Hill are $9,028 a year.

UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a great value for physics students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Charlotte are $7,188 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNC Charlotte also did well on our Best Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a great value for physics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNCW are $7,238 per year.

Full Physics at University of North Carolina at Wilmington Report

North Carolina State 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 #6 on the list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NC State are $9,131 per year.

NC State also took the #5 spot in our Best Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina rankings.

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Appalachian State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Appalachian State are $7,410 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Appalachian State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

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University of North Carolina at Asheville landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree physics programs. UNCA is a small public school located in the city of Asheville.

UNCA undergraduate students pay an average of $7,319 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

With a ranking of #9, Wake Forest University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for physics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wake Forest University are $59,770 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Wake Forest University is ranked #2 for overall quality for physics in North Carolina.

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Best 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
Georgia 244
Virginia 353
Florida 358
Tennessee 156
Kentucky 77
South Carolina 107
Louisiana 93
Arkansas 80
Alabama 117
Mississippi 45
West Virginia 44

Physics is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Physics

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 9 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.

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