2022 Best Value Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

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General Physical Sciences is the 135th most popular major in the country with 4,159 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general physical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $25,050 and had an average of $13,137 in loans still to pay off.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 33 general physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general physical sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general physical sciences programs and cost less that 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 general physical sciences program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Physical Sciences (With Aid)

#1

Wright State University - Main Campus

Dayton, Ohio

#2 in overall quality

$24,286 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Wright State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Wright State University - Main Campus is located in Dayton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s physical science degrees to qualified students.

Wright State University - Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wright State University - Main Campus are $24,286, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Physical Sciences at Wright State University - Main Campus

#2

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, New York

#1 in overall quality

$50,442 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Rochester Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 20 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

RIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rochester Institute of Technology are $50,442, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full RIT General Physical Sciences Report

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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