2022 Best Value Nuclear Physics Schools for a Doctorate

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Nuclear Physics Schools for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 6 people earned their degree in nuclear physics, making the major the 1337th most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 nuclear physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nuclear 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 nuclear physics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Nuclear Physics Schools for a Doctorate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Nuclear Physics Schools for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree nuclear physics students.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nuclear Physics

#1

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$25,948 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nuclear Physics Schools for a Doctorate list. Iowa State University is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree nuclear physics students list, Iowa State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Nuclear Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Nuclear Physics at Iowa State University

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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