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2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in South Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$25,072 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,580 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Physical Sciences School for You

In 2020-2021, 424 degrees and certificates were awarded to physical sciences students who went to a South Carolina college or university. This makes it the #21 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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in South Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in South Carolina to see which 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in South Carolina

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

Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Physical Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named University of South Carolina - Columbia the best value school in South Carolina for physical sciences students. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UofSC are $12,688 a year. While working on their degree, physical sciences majors at UofSC accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

UofSC also claimed a spot on our Best Physical Sciences Schools in South Carolina list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at University of South Carolina - Columbia

#2

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC
$12,978 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at College of Charleston helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best physical sciences schools in South Carolina. C of C is a large public school located in the city of Charleston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at C of C are $12,978 a year. While working on their degree, physical sciences majors at C of C accumulate an average of around $26,625 in student debt.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, C of C also is in the top 20% of our Best Physical Sciences Schools in South Carolina ranking.

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#3

Wofford College

Spartanburg, SC
$49,550 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wofford College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the city of Spartanburg, Wofford is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wofford are $49,550 a year. The average amount in student loans that physical sciences majors at Wofford take out is $23,250.

Wofford did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Physical Sciences Schools in South Carolina list.

Full Physical Sciences at Wofford College Report

Best Value Physical Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 1,594
West Virginia 238
Florida 1,506
Virginia 1,478
Arkansas 370
Mississippi 518
Tennessee 721
Louisiana 477
Alabama 554
Kentucky 455
Georgia 1,064

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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 3 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.

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