2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physics in New Jersey

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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 New Jersey, there were 302 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,700 and $23,905 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 51 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,690 and $39,821 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in physics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality physics programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physics in New Jersey

#1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

#2 in overall quality

$32,132 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey list. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a large school located in New Brunswick, New Jersey that handed out 5 masters’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also took the #2 spot in our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$56,470 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Princeton University landed the #2 spot on the list. Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Princeton, New Jersey. It awarded 29 masters’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Princeton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Princeton University are $56,470, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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