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2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Wisconsin

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$13,852 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,876 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 873 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, physical sciences is the #20 most popular major in Wisconsin.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Wisconsin to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for physical sciences 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 Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin

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

Best Wisconsin Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Physical Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - River Falls the best value school in Wisconsin for physical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. UW - River Falls is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of River Falls.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - River Falls are $8,088 per year.

UW - River Falls also made our Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list, coming in at #4.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Whitewater are $7,730 per year.

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Out of the 9 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public school with a large student population.

UW - La Crosse undergraduate students pay an average of $9,195 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UW - La Crosse not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. UW - Eau Claire is a large public school located in the city of Eau Claire.

UW - Eau Claire undergraduate students pay an average of $8,874 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UW - Madison are $10,720 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UW - Madison is ranked #1 for overall quality for physical sciences in Wisconsin.

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University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the distant town of Stevens Point, UW - Stevens Point is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Stevens Point are $8,331 per year.

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University of Wisconsin - Parkside came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. UW - Parkside is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha.

UW - Parkside undergraduate students pay an average of $7,444 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

UWM undergraduate students pay an average of $9,610 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Beloit College

Beloit, WI

Beloit College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree physical sciences programs. Beloit is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Beloit.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Beloit are $54,680 a year.

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Best 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
Indiana 951
Michigan 1,288
Ohio 1,581
Illinois 1,686

Physical Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
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

Majors Similar to Physical Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 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 NASA.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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