2022 Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Engineering & Applied Physics is the 440th most popular major in the country with 941 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in engineering and applied physics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great engineering and applied physics programs and 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

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree applied physics students.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering & Applied Physics in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

#2 in overall quality

$30,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #1 spot on the 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Engineering & Applied Physics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Cornell Engineering & Applied Physics Report

#2

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, New Jersey

#3 in overall quality

$38,876 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stevens Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Hoboken, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s applied physics degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Stevens also took 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 Institute of Technology are $38,876, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Engineering & Applied Physics at Stevens Institute of Technology

#3

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, New York

#1 in overall quality

$51,194 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #3 spot on the list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s applied physics degrees to 15 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194.

Read more about Engineering & Applied Physics at Columbia

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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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