2026 Best Value Physics Education Schools in Arizona
[Physics Education](/majors/education/teacher-education-and-development/physics-education/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for physics education students.
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2026 Best Value Physics Education Schools in Arizona
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the physics education degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Physics Education Schools
Northern Arizona University tops our 2026 list of the best value physics education schools in Arizona. Northern Arizona University is a very large public school located in the city of Flagstaff. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $12,619, compared with $20,044 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $22,009 to complete the physics education program here. Physics Education graduates of Northern Arizona University earn a median of $49,856 early in their careers. Set against $22,009 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 90%.
Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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