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2022 Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
28 Degrees Awarded
$31,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Other Physical Science is the 275th most popular major in the country with 549 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, physical sciences (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $18,100 and had an average of $20,919 in loans still to pay off.

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 For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 5 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. 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 For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree other physical science students whose families make $30-$48k.

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

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate 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. Columbia is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s physical sciences (other) degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree other physical science students whose families make $30-$48k list, Columbia has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Other Physical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia 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

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#2 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 Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s physical sciences (other) degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree other physical science students whose families make $30-$48k list, NC State has also earned the #2 rank 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 North Carolina State University are $28,999.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k. University of California - San Diego is a public institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s 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 University of California - San Diego are $28,631.

Read more about Other Physical Science at University of California - San Diego

#4

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. UNC Charlotte is a large public school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. It awarded 2 doctorate’s physical sciences (other) degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Charlotte, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Other Physical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Charlotte are $21,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama in Huntsville landed the #5 spot on the list. Huntsville, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s physical sciences (other) degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UAH also made our “Best Other Physical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAH are $25,386, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Alabama in Huntsville Other Physical Science Report

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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