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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics (Income $48-$75k)

10 Ranked Colleges
74 Degrees Awarded
$40,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Engineering Physics is the 239th most popular major in the country with 941 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 74 engineering physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering physics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent engineering physics programs, but they also cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree engineering physics students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics (Income $48-$75k)

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #1 spot on the list. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s engineering physics degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

Harvard also took the #3 spot in our “Best Engineering Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Evanston, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s engineering physics students in 2019-2020.

Northwestern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Engineering Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s engineering physics degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Engineering Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. Rice is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 4 doctorate’s engineering physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Rice also made our “Best Engineering Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice are $47,913, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Rice Engineering Physics Report

#5

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Institute of Technology. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k. Caltech is located in Pasadena, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 doctorate’s engineering physics degrees to qualified students.

Caltech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Engineering Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at California Institute of Technology are $56,649.

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#4 in overall quality

Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. Columbia University in the City of New York is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s engineering physics degrees to qualified students.

Columbia also made our “Best Engineering Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. 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.

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#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of California - San Diego did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. UCSD is a large school located in La Jolla, California that handed out 5 doctorate’s engineering physics degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Engineering Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Diego are $28,631, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#10 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #8. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 1 doctorate’s engineering physics degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also took the #10 spot in our “Best Engineering Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Engineering Physics Report

#9

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, New Jersey
#8 in overall quality

Stevens Institute of Technology ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. This medium-sized school is located in Hoboken, New Jersey, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s engineering physics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Stevens, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Engineering Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Stevens are $38,876.

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#9 in overall quality

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Daytona Beach, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s engineering physics students in 2019-2020.

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Engineering Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. 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.

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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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