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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Physics in New York (With Aid)

12 Ranked Colleges
160 Degrees Awarded
$34,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master's in New York For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 General Physics Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Physics is the 57th most popular major in the country with 13,287 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across New York, there were 1,023 general physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 160 general physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general physics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general 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 general physics 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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Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid.

Top 12 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Physics in New York (With Aid)

#1

The City College of New York

New York, New York
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The City College of New York. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid list. CCNY is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CCNY did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General Physics Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CCNY are $20,832.

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#2

Hunter College

New York, New York
#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hunter College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid. Hunter is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 4 masters’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Hunter also made our “Best General Physics Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #10. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hunter are $20,828, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid list. Columbia is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 11 masters’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Physics Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stony Brook University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid. Located in Stony Brook, New York, this large public school handed out 30 degrees to qualified masters’s general physics students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree general physics students with aid list, SUNY Stony Brook has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Physics Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Stony Brook are $25,583, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

University at Albany

Albany, New York
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Albany. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Albany, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s general physics students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAlbany, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General Physics Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UAlbany are $25,225.

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#6

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#3 in overall quality

Cornell University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid ranking. Cornell is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 30 masters’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornell, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Physics Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042.

Full Cornell University General Physics Report

#7

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#7 in overall quality

University at Buffalo did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. University at Buffalo is a public institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Physics Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Binghamton University

Vestal, New York

Binghamton University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school situated in Vestal, New York. It awarded 1 masters’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Binghamton University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best General Physics Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Binghamton University are $25,290, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York
#2 in overall quality

University of Rochester came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid ranking. Rochester, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general physics degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

University of Rochester not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Physics Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rochester are $50,505, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid list. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a medium-sized school located in Troy, New York that handed out 8 masters’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

RPI also made our “Best General Physics Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at RPI are $58,325, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#11

New York University

New York, New York
#4 in overall quality

New York University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 22 masters’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Physics Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892.

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#12

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York

Syracuse University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #12. This large school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 2 masters’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Syracuse not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best General Physics Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse are $41,714, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Physics at Syracuse

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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