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2023 Best Value Physics Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$12,144 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$89,430 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Physics Master's Degree School for You

Physics is the #81 most popular major in Tennessee with 156 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Physics Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best value master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee

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

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

#1

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

Our 2023 rankings named University of Memphis the best value school in Tennessee for physics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofM are $10,908 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the city of Knoxville.

UT Knoxville graduate students pay an average of $13,380 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UT Knoxville also made our Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list, coming in at #4.

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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
North Carolina 356
Florida 358
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 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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