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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Physical Science

4 Ranked Colleges
28 Degrees Awarded
$31,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 549 people earned their degree in physical sciences (other), making the major the 570th most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 28 physical sciences (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in physical sciences (other). This ranking identifies schools with high-quality physical sciences (other) programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Doctorate

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

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Physical Science

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama in Huntsville. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate list. This medium-sized school is located in Huntsville, Alabama, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s physical sciences (other) degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree other physical science students list, UAH has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Other Physical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alabama in Huntsville are $25,386, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UAH Other Physical Science Report

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #2 spot on the list. NC State is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 4 doctorate’s physical sciences (other) degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Physical Science Doctor’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 NC State Other Physical Science Report

#3

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #3 spot on the list. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a public institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte also made our “Best Other Physical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Charlotte are $21,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Other Physical Science at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate list. UCSD is a large school located in La Jolla, California that handed out 1 doctorate’s physical sciences (other) degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSD, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Other Physical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCSD are $28,631.

Read full report on Other Physical Science at University of California - San Diego

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #4 spot on the list. Columbia is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Physical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

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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