2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health/Medical Physics in the Great Lakes Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Health/Medical Physics is the 789th most popular major in the country with 231 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 50 health/medical physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 health/medical physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in health/medical physics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality health/medical physics programs that also have a lower cost than 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 health/medical physics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The health/medical 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 Health/Medical Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region”.

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Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health/Medical Physics in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$25,523 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s health/medical physics degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Health/Medical Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” 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 full report on Health/Medical Physics at UW - Madison

#2

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$37,215 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #2 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 made our “Best Health/Medical Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215.

Read more about Health/Medical Physics at Wayne State

#2

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

Cincinnati, Ohio

#2 in overall quality

$26,644 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s health/medical physics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. 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.

Read more about Health/Medical Physics at UC

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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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