2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Physical Sciences Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 1,594 degrees and certificates were awarded to physical sciences students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value master'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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Physical Sciences
Our analysis found East Carolina University to be the best value school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Carolina. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenville.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at ECU are $7,594 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Charlotte are $7,713 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNCW is a fairly large public school located in the city of Wilmington.
UNCW graduate students pay an average of $7,514 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.
NC State graduate students pay an average of $11,703 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
NC State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UNC Chapel Hill graduate students pay an average of $12,566 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UNC Chapel Hill also made our Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #2.
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Appalachian State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for physical sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Boone.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Appalachian State are $8,007 a year.
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With a ranking of #7, Western Carolina University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public college with a large student population.
WCU graduate students pay an average of $7,480 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Wake Forest University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wake Forest University are $39,240 per year.
Wake Forest University also took the #3 spot in our Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina rankings.
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Explore all the Best Value Physical Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 238 |
| Mississippi | 518 |
| South Carolina | 424 |
| Florida | 1,506 |
| Virginia | 1,478 |
| Arkansas | 370 |
| Alabama | 554 |
| Kentucky | 455 |
| Georgia | 1,064 |
| Tennessee | 721 |
| Louisiana | 477 |
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Majors Related to Physical Sciences
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 8 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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