2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physics in the New England Region
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2019-2020, 14,123 people earned their degree in physics, making the major the 67th most popular in the United States. 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 the New England region, there were 1,133 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,000 and $21,497 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 187 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” ranking looked at 12 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.
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.
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Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region.
Top 14 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physics in the New England Region
Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s physics students in 2019-2020.
Northeastern also made our “Best Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. This fairly large school is located in Durham, New Hampshire, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNH, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNH are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a public institution located in Lowell, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UMass Lowell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Lowell are $26,990, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. Located in Kingston, Rhode Island, this fairly large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s physics students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at URI, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rhode Island are $29,082.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Boston College is a fairly large school located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts that handed out 10 doctorate’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.
Boston College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s physics students in 2019-2020.
UMass Amherst also made our “Best Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #11. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Connecticut ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s physics students in 2019-2020.
UCONN also made our “Best Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Harvard University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. This large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 37 doctorate’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.
Harvard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654.
With a ranking of #7, University of Maine did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. This fairly large school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.
UMaine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352.
Brandeis University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #8. Brandeis University is a medium-sized school located in Waltham, Massachusetts that handed out 7 doctorate’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.
Brandeis also took the #8 spot in our “Best Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brandeis are $52,060, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #9. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 31 doctorate’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.
MIT also took the #1 spot in our “Best Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at MIT are $56,719, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Boston University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.
Boston U also made our “Best Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Dartmouth College landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking. Dartmouth is located in Hanover, New Hampshire and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s physics degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Dartmouth, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Dartmouth College are $58,120.
With a ranking of #12, Brown University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 11 degrees to qualified doctorate’s physics students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brown, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brown are $60,363.
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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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- *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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