2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics (Income $0-$30k) in New York

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 941 people earned their degree in engineering physics, making the major the 239th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, engineering physics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $59,675 and had an average of $20,001 in loans still to pay off.

Across New York, there were 99 engineering physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $20,250 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 engineering physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,095 and $123,917 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering physics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering 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 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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The engineering physics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new york doctor’s degree engineering physics students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics (Income $0-$30k) in New York

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

#1 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 Engineering Physics Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $0-$30k list. Cornell University is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 doctorate’s engineering physics degrees to qualified students.

Cornell also made our “Best Engineering Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Engineering Physics at Cornell

#2

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, New York

#2 in overall quality

$51,194 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #2 spot on the list. Columbia University in the City of New York is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 4 doctorate’s engineering physics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Engineering Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Columbia Engineering Physics Report

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering 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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA.

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