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2023 Best Value Physics Master's Degree Schools in Utah

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$8,068 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$89,430 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Physics Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 187 degrees and certificates were awarded to physics students who went to a Utah college or university. This makes it the #71 most popular major in the state.

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 Master's Degree Schools in Utah to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Utah to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in Utah

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Physics Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Utah Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Physics

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in Utah for physics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at BYU are $7,700 a year.

BYU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Utah list.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value physics schools in Utah. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at U of U are $8,068 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, U of U is ranked #4 for overall quality for physics in Utah.

Read full report on Physics at University of Utah

Best Value Physics Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 304
Idaho 56
Montana 39
Wyoming 23

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 2 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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