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2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in Kansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$11,166 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,490 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Physical Sciences School for You

Physical Sciences is the #18 most popular major in Kansas with 325 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in Kansas ranking.

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.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Physical Sciences Colleges.

Best Physical Sciences School

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS
$11,166 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Kansas to be the best value school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Kansas. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.

KU undergraduate students pay an average of $11,166 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, physical sciences majors at KU accumulate an average of around $26,469 in student debt.

KU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Physical Sciences Schools in Kansas list.

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Best Value Physical Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
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 values are for the top school 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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