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2022 Best Vallue Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k

5 Ranked Colleges
28 Degrees Awarded
$31,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Vallue Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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.

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 Vallue Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Physical Science (Income Over $110k)

#1

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 #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k list. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s physical sciences (other) degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Physical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama in Huntsville landed the #2 spot on the list. 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.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree other physical science students whose families make more than $110k list, UAH has also earned the #3 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 UAH are $25,386.

Read full report on Other Physical Science at University of Alabama in Huntsville

#3

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 #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s physical sciences (other) students in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte also took the #4 spot in our “Best Other Physical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Charlotte are $21,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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 #4 for the Best Vallue Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k. UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s physical sciences (other) degrees to qualified students.

UCSD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Other Physical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSD are $28,631, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UCSD Other Physical Science Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s physical sciences (other) degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Columbia also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Physical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Columbia University in the City of New York 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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