2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering & Applied Physics in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Southeast region, there were 114 engineering and applied physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 engineering and applied physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering and applied physics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering and applied physics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree applied physics students.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering & Applied Physics in the Southeast Region

#1

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

Daytona Beach, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$19,736 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Daytona Beach, Florida. It awarded 3 doctorate’s applied physics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering & Applied Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach are $19,736, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach Engineering & Applied Physics Report

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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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA.

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