2022 Best Value Atomic/Molecular Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Atomic/Molecular Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 10 people earned their degree in atomic/molecular physics, making the major the 1235th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 3 atomic/molecular physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 atomic/molecular physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent atomic/molecular physics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the atomic/molecular physics 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Atomic/Molecular Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Atomic/Molecular Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree atomic/molecular physics students.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Atomic/Molecular Physics in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Atomic/Molecular Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s atomic/molecular physics degrees to qualified students.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Atomic/Molecular Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Atomic/Molecular Physics Report

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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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