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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Physical Science (Income $30-$48k)

5 Ranked Colleges
107 Degrees Awarded
$39,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master's For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Other Physical Science is the 570th most popular major in the country with 549 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 107 physical sciences (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in physical sciences (other). Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent physical sciences (other) 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 physical sciences (other) 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 Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Physical Science (Income $30-$48k)

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 5 masters’s physical sciences (other) degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. 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.

Read full report on Other Physical Science at Columbia University in the City of New York

#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s physical sciences (other) degrees to 76 students in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins also made our “Best Other Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins University are $59,425.

Read more about Other Physical Science at Johns Hopkins

#3

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physical sciences (other) degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

NC State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full North Carolina State University Other Physical Science Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama in Huntsville. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Huntsville, Alabama, and it awarded 5 masters’s physical sciences (other) degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAH, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Other Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAH are $25,386, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Other Physical Science at UAH

#5

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. UofSC is a large public school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 4 masters’s physical sciences (other) degrees in 2019-2020.

UofSC also made our “Best Other Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UofSC are $30,160.

Read more about Other Physical Science at University of South Carolina - Columbia

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.

Credits

  • Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA.

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