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2022 Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
49 Degrees Awarded
$29,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 231 people earned their degree in health/medical physics, making the major the 789th most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 49 health/medical physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in health/medical physics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent health/medical 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 health/medical 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 Health/Medical Physics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health/Medical Physics (Income $30-$48k)

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the #1 spot on the list. Vanderbilt University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 4 doctorate’s health/medical physics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Vanderbilt, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt are $50,624, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k. UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s health/medical physics degrees to qualified students.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Health/Medical Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Health/Medical Physics at UW - Madison

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s health/medical physics degrees in 2019-2020.

UNLV did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Health/Medical Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNLV are $21,962, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNLV Health/Medical Physics Report

#4

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Oregon State University is a public institution located in Corvallis, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State also made our “Best Health/Medical Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State are $28,121.

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#5

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Detroit, Michigan, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s health/medical physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayne State also took the #7 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#4 in overall quality

University at Buffalo ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s health/medical physics degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Health/Medical 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 University at Buffalo are $26,028.

Full University at Buffalo Health/Medical Physics Report

#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Health/Medical Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus are $26,644, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#9 in overall quality

University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s health/medical physics degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

UNM also made our “Best Health/Medical Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Health/Medical Physics at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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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