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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physics (Income $75-$110k) in Kansas

2 Ranked Colleges
16 Degrees Awarded
$24,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Kansas For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 Kansas, there were 81 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,017 and $87,459 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physics (Income $75-$110k) in Kansas

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s physics degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

K -State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Kansas State University Physics Report

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Kansas is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 7 doctorate’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

KU also made our “Best Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Physics at KU

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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