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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physics (Income $30-$48k) in Connecticut

1 Ranked Colleges
30 Degrees Awarded
$41,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Connecticut, there were 203 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $20,300 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 30 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,570 and $105,639 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality physics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the physics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for connecticut doctor’s degree physics students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physics (Income $30-$48k) in Connecticut

#1

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN also took the #1 spot in our “Best Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Physics at University of Connecticut

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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