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2023 Best Value Physics Schools in Tennessee

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$10,007 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,486 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Physics 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Physics Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Tennessee to see which 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. 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 Schools in Tennessee

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Physics Colleges.

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality in Physics

$9,438 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named East Tennessee State University the best value school in Tennessee for physics students. Located in the city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ETSU are $9,438 per year.

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$9,232 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Middle Tennessee State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Physics Schools in Tennessee list. Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Middle Tennessee State University are $9,232 a year.

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#3

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN
$8,431 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Austin Peay State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Physics Schools in Tennessee list. Austin Peay State University is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Clarksville.

Austin Peay State University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,431 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Physics at Austin Peay State University Report

$9,802 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Tennessee Technological University is a great value for physics students. Tennessee Tech University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Cookeville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tennessee Tech University are $9,802 per year.

Tennessee Tech University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Physics Schools in Tennessee list.

Full Physics at Tennessee Technological University Report

$9,848 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best physics schools in Tennessee. UT Chattanooga is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Chattanooga.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UT Chattanooga are $9,848 a year.

Full Physics at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga Report

#6

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN
$10,056 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, University of Memphis did quite well on this year’s best value schools for physics students. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UofM are $10,056 a year.

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$13,244 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Physics Schools in Tennessee list. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the city of Knoxville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Knoxville are $13,244 per year. Physics majors at UT Knoxville take out an average of $26,770 in student loans while working on their egree.

UT Knoxville did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Physics Schools in Tennessee list.

Full Physics at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Report

Best Value Physics Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Physics Colleges 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 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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