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2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Physical Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region

1 Ranked Colleges
13 Degrees Awarded
$43,300 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

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In 2020-2021, 3,823 people earned their degree in general physical sciences, making the major the 144th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general physical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,561 and had an average of $12,761 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,275 general physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,024 and $11,172 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 general physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,076 and $0 respectively.

The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general physical sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.

Top 1 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Physical Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rochester Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rochester Institute of Technology is a fairly large school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 13 doctorate’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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