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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Physics in Massachusetts

8 Ranked Colleges
117 Degrees Awarded
$42,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master's in Massachusetts

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts” ranking.

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

Across Massachusetts, there were 715 general physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 117 general physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general physics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general physics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general physics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Physics in Massachusetts

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school awarded 35 degrees to qualified masters’s general physics students in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts. Lowell, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general physics degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Lowell, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Lowell are $26,990, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #3 spot on the list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general physics degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Northeastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Massachusetts - Boston is a fairly large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 6 masters’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Boston, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Boston are $36,485.

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#5

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. Harvard is a large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 24 masters’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

Brandeis University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts ranking. Brandeis is a medium-sized school located in Waltham, Massachusetts that handed out 5 masters’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Brandeis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brandeis are $52,060.

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#7

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Massachusetts Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s general physics students in 2019-2020.

MIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are $56,719.

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#8

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Boston University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s general physics students in 2019-2020.

Boston U also made our “Best General Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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