2022 Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 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” ranking analyzed 4 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. 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 Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Physical Science

#1

University of Alabama in Huntsville

Huntsville, Alabama

#4 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 Master’s. UAH is a public institution located in Huntsville, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UAH also made our “Best Other Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. 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 University of Alabama in Huntsville

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#3 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 Master’s list. NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s physical sciences (other) degrees to qualified students.

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

Read more about Other Physical Science at NC State

#3

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, New York

#2 in overall quality

$51,194 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #3 spot on the list. Columbia is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 5 masters’s physical sciences (other) degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia also made our “Best Other Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. 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 more about Other Physical Science at Columbia University in the City of New York

#4

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$59,425 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the #4 spot on the 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 took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins University are $59,425, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Other Physical Science at Johns Hopkins

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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