2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physics in South Carolina

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina” 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 South Carolina, there were 90 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great physics programs and 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best for south carolina doctor’s degree physics students.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physics in South Carolina

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$23,246 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson also took the #1 spot in our “Best Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson University are $23,246, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Physics at Clemson

#2

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$30,160 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #2 spot on the list. University of South Carolina - Columbia is a large public school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 2 doctorate’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

UofSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofSC are $30,160, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

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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