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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physics (Income $0-$30k) in Idaho

2 Ranked Colleges
7 Degrees Awarded
$27,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Idaho For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Idaho For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Physics is the 67th most popular major in the country with 14,123 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, physics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $42,475 and had an average of $22,421 in loans still to pay off.

Across Idaho, there were 72 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,100 and $64,855 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Idaho For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in physics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent physics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the 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 Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Idaho For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Idaho For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physics (Income $0-$30k) in Idaho

#1

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Idaho For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #1 spot on the list. U of I is located in Moscow, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s physics degrees to qualified students.

U of I also made our “Best Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Idaho” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Idaho are $29,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Physics at University of Idaho

#2

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Idaho For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Idaho State University landed the #2 spot on the list. ISU is a public institution located in Pocatello, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ISU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Idaho” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ISU are $26,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full ISU 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%.

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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