2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You
Physical Sciences is the #19 most popular major in Indiana with 951 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Indiana to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for physical sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Indiana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Physical Sciences
Our analysis found Purdue University - Main Campus to be the best value school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Indiana. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Purdue are $9,992 a year.
Purdue also made our Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list, coming in at #3.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Purdue University Fort Wayne is a great value for physical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Fort Wayne, PFW is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at PFW are $8,857 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IUPUI are $10,044 per year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Ball State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value physical sciences schools in Indiana. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Ball State undergraduate students pay an average of $10,290 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value physical sciences schools in Indiana. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at IU Bloomington are $11,333 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, IU Bloomington also did well on our Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Valparaiso University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree physical sciences programs. Valpo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Valparaiso.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Valpo are $44,796 per year.
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University of Notre Dame landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree physical sciences programs. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Notre Dame undergraduate students pay an average of $58,843 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Notre Dame also took the #1 spot in our Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana rankings.
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Request InformationBest Value Physical Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Value Physical Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Michigan | 1,288 |
Ohio | 1,581 |
Illinois | 1,686 |
Wisconsin | 873 |
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Majors Related to Physical Sciences
Physical Sciences Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Chemistry | 21,239 |
Physics | 13,674 |
Geological & Earth Sciences | 7,821 |
General Physical Sciences | 3,823 |
Astronomy & Astrophysics | 1,375 |
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology | 1,140 |
Materials Sciences | 658 |
Other Physical Science | 538 |
Physics and Astronomy | 38 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Physical Sciences
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Computer & Information Sciences | 254,454 |
Engineering | 198,468 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 177,778 |
Engineering Technologies | 85,188 |
Mathematics & Statistics | 52,396 |
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 NASA.
More about our data sources and methodologies.