2022 Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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In 2019-2020, 941 people earned their degree in engineering and applied physics, making the major the 440th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 131 engineering and applied physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 36 engineering and applied physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in engineering and applied physics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent engineering and applied physics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the engineering and applied physics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering & Applied Physics (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

#2 in overall quality

$30,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Ithaca, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s applied physics students in 2019-2020.

Cornell also made our “Best Engineering & Applied Physics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Engineering & Applied Physics at Cornell

#2

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, New York

#1 in overall quality

$51,194 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 15 degrees to qualified masters’s applied physics students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering & Applied Physics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Engineering & Applied Physics at Columbia University in the City of New York

#3

New York University

New York, New York

$36,892 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 1 masters’s applied physics degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU also made our “Best Engineering & Applied Physics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892.

Read full report on Engineering & Applied Physics at NYU

#4

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, New Jersey

#3 in overall quality

$38,876 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stevens Institute of Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Hoboken, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s applied physics students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Stevens, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Engineering & Applied Physics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stevens are $38,876, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Stevens Engineering & Applied Physics Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering & Applied Physics (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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