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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics (With Aid)

10 Ranked Colleges
74 Degrees Awarded
$40,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Getting Aid” 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in engineering physics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering physics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the engineering physics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree engineering physics students with aid.

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics (With Aid)

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Harvard University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Harvard, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Engineering Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Harvard University Engineering Physics Report

#2

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rice University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s engineering physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Rice did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Engineering Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice University are $47,913, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Located in La Jolla, California, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s engineering physics students in 2019-2020.

UCSD also made our “Best Engineering Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSD are $28,631, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s engineering physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 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 Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194.

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#5

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s engineering physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell also made our “Best Engineering Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, California
#2 in overall quality

California Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. California Institute of Technology 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 also took the #2 spot in our “Best Engineering Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California Institute of Technology are $56,649, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#5 in overall quality

Northwestern University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s engineering physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also made our “Best Engineering Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Northwestern Engineering Physics Report

#10 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s engineering physics degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Engineering Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Engineering Physics at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

#9 in overall quality

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Daytona Beach, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s engineering physics students in 2019-2020.

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Engineering Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach are $19,736, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Engineering Physics at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

#10

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, New Jersey
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Stevens Institute of Technology is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Hoboken, New Jersey. 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 Institute of Technology are $38,876.

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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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