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2022 Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate

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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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” 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate

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

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

#3 in overall quality

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. University of Alabama in Huntsville is a medium-sized school located in Huntsville, Alabama that handed out 2 doctorate’s physical sciences (other) degrees in 2019-2020.

UAH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Other Physical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAH are $25,386, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Other Physical Science at UAH

#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 list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s physical sciences (other) students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree other physical science students list, NC State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Other Physical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full North Carolina State University Other Physical Science Report

#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 Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate 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 #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 UNC Charlotte are $21,055.

Read more about Other Physical Science at UNC Charlotte

#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 California - San Diego landed the #4 spot on the list. UCSD is a large public school situated in La Jolla, California. It awarded 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 University of California - San Diego are $28,631.

Full UCSD Other Physical Science Report

#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 University in the City of New York is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 4 doctorate’s physical sciences (other) 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194.

Read more about 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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