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2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$29,954 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,876 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, physical sciences was ranked #19 in the country. In fact 50,306 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Top 10 Best Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Minnesota - Morris the best value school in the Plains States Region for physical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Morris, UMN Morris is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Morris are $15,940 per year.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at University of Minnesota - Morris

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.

Iowa State undergraduate students pay an average of $25,446 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Iowa State is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

Full Physical Sciences at Iowa State University Report

Out of the 16 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 3 spot on the list. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Springfield.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Missouri State are $16,498 per year.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at Missouri State University - Springfield

Out of the 16 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the # 4 spot on the list. UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Duluth.

UMN Duluth undergraduate students pay an average of $19,148 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Physical Sciences at University of Minnesota - Duluth Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public school with a large student population.

WSU undergraduate students pay an average of $18,165 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Physical Sciences at Wichita State University Report

Winona State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Winona State are $16,684 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Winona State also did well on our Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Physical Sciences at Winona State University Report

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMN Twin Cities are $33,818 a year.

UMN Twin Cities also claimed a spot on our Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full Physical Sciences at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

University of Missouri - St Louis ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMSL are $30,570 per year.

Full Physical Sciences at University of Missouri - St Louis Report

University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for physical sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mizzou are $30,450 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Mizzou is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at University of Missouri - Columbia

#10

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

Iowa undergraduate students pay an average of $31,905 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Physical Sciences at University of Iowa Report

Best Physical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best physical sciences colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 325
Minnesota 891
Iowa 427
South Dakota 144
Missouri 765
Nebraska 229
North Dakota 85

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

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 16 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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