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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physics in Ohio

7 Ranked Colleges
86 Degrees Awarded
$29,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Physics Schools for a Master's in Ohio

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Ohio” 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 Ohio, there were 426 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,800 and $25,513 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 86 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,649 and $41,690 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Ohio” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The physics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Ohio”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Ohio

The colleges and universities below are the best for ohio master’s degree physics students.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physics in Ohio

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Ohio State is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 28 masters’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Ohio list. OHIO Athens is located in Athens, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s physics degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OHIO Athens, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at OHIO Athens are $17,712, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami University - Oxford. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Ohio list. This fairly large school is located in Oxford, Ohio, and it awarded 9 masters’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Miami University - Oxford also took the #3 spot in our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Miami University - Oxford are $31,697, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Ohio. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physics degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

UC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus are $26,644.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Ohio list. Kent State is a large school located in Kent, Ohio that handed out 3 masters’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Kent State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State University at Kent are $21,952, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Wright State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Ohio list. Located in Dayton, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s physics students in 2019-2020.

Wright State University - Main Campus also made our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wright State University - Main Campus are $24,286, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

Case Western Reserve University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Ohio ranking, coming in at #7. Case Western Reserve University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Case Western not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western are $47,958.

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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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