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

1 Ranked Colleges
20 Degrees Awarded
$30,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Physics Schools for a Master's in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Washington, there were 374 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,100 and $18,501 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 20 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,184 and $46,709 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 physics program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k.

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

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Physics at UW Seattle

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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