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2022 Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the physical sciences (other) program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree other physical science students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Physical Science (With Aid)

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid 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 are $51,194.

Read more about Other Physical Science at Columbia

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. NC State is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 8 masters’s physical sciences (other) degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Other Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full NC State Other Physical Science Report

#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 76 masters’s physical sciences (other) degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Johns Hopkins, the school also landed the #1 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 Johns Hopkins University are $59,425.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alabama in Huntsville. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alabama in Huntsville are $25,386.

Read more about Other Physical Science at University of Alabama in Huntsville

#5

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #5 spot on the list. UofSC is a public institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree other physical science students with aid list, UofSC has also earned the #0 rank 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 UofSC are $30,160.

Read full report on 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.

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  • Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA.

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