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2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois

6 Ranked Colleges
80 Degrees Awarded
$35,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across Illinois, there were 489 general physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 80 general physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree 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 Doctorate in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Physics in Illinois

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois. UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 39 doctorate’s general physics degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our illinois doctor’s degree general physics students list, UIUC has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083.

Read more about General Physics at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#2

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois list. Dekalb, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general physics degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

NIU also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NIU are $11,086, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general physics students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our illinois doctor’s degree general physics students list, UIC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #4 spot on the list. SIUC is a public institution located in Carbondale, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC also made our “Best General Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928, 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 Illinois Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Tech are $30,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Illinois Tech General Physics Report

#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #5 spot on the list. Northwestern University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Evanston, Illinois. It awarded 5 doctorate’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

University of Chicago landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois ranking. UChicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 23 doctorate’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

UChicago also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Chicago are $61,548.

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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%.

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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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