2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Physical Science in the Southeast Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Southeast region, there were 138 physical sciences (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 physical sciences (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in physical sciences (other). The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great physical sciences (other) programs and 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Physical Science in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Alabama in Huntsville

Huntsville, Alabama

#2 in overall quality

$25,386 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alabama in Huntsville. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. University of Alabama in Huntsville is a medium-sized public school situated in Huntsville, Alabama. It awarded 2 doctorate’s physical sciences (other) degrees in 2019-2020.

UAH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Physical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. 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 UAH

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$28,999 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s physical sciences (other) degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Physical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Other Physical Science at North Carolina State University

#3

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$21,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region 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 located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s physical sciences (other) degrees to qualified students.

UNC Charlotte also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Physical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Charlotte are $21,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNC Charlotte Other Physical Science Report

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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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