2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Atomic/Molecular Physics (With Aid)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Atomic/Molecular Physics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Atomic/Molecular Physics is the 1235th most popular major in the country with 10 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 atomic/molecular physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Atomic/Molecular Physics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in atomic/molecular physics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great atomic/molecular physics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the atomic/molecular physics program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Atomic/Molecular Physics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree atomic/molecular physics students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Atomic/Molecular Physics (With Aid)

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$50,654 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Atomic/Molecular Physics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Harvard University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Atomic/Molecular Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Atomic/Molecular Physics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Atomic/Molecular Physics 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845.

Read more about Atomic/Molecular Physics at UMN Twin Cities

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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