2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Physics in District of Columbia

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

Across District of Columbia, there were 71 general physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 general physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general physics programs that also have a lower cost than 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 general physics program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Physics Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia

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

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Physics in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s general physics degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GWU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Physics at GWU

#2

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$34,224 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the #2 spot on the list. Howard University is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 3 doctorate’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Howard also made our “Best General Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Howard are $34,224.

Full Howard University General 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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