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2022 Best Value Other Physics Schools for a Doctorate

7 Ranked Colleges
64 Degrees Awarded
$39,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Other 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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Other Physics Schools for a Doctorate” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 478 people earned their degree in other physics, making the major the 595th most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 64 other physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Physics Schools for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in other physics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other physics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Other Physics Schools for a Doctorate

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

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Physics

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Physics Schools for a Doctorate. UMBC is a fairly large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 1 doctorate’s other physics degrees in 2019-2020.

UMBC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Other Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - Baltimore County are $21,078.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Physics Schools for a Doctorate list. University of California - Irvine is a large school located in Irvine, California that handed out 5 doctorate’s other physics degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Other Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Irvine are $28,456.

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#3

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Other Physics Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #3 spot on the list. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s other physics degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rutgers New Brunswick, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Other Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Miami. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Other Physics Schools for a Doctorate. University of Miami is a fairly large school located in Coral Gables, Florida that handed out 3 doctorate’s other physics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U Miami, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Other Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Miami are $40,220, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Miami Other Physics Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Other Physics Schools for a Doctorate. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 doctorate’s other physics degrees to qualified students.

U-M also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York
#3 in overall quality

University of Rochester landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Physics Schools for a Doctorate ranking. University of Rochester is located in Rochester, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s other physics degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree other physics students list, University of Rochester has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Other Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rochester are $50,505, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Rochester Other Physics Report

#7

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Stanford University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Physics Schools for a Doctorate list. This fairly large school is located in Stanford, California, and it awarded 17 doctorate’s other physics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Stanford, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford are $55,011.

Full Stanford Other Physics Report

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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