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2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in New York

10 Ranked Colleges
243 Degrees Awarded
$34,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Physics Schools for a Master's in New York

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in New York” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 New York, there were 1,193 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,933 and $23,077 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 243 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in New York” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in physics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality physics programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Master’s in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in New York.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physics in New York

#1

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#6 in overall quality
$25,583 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the #1 spot on the list. Stony Brook University is a large school located in Stony Brook, New York that handed out 30 masters’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Stony Brook not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Stony Brook are $25,583.

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#2

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#7 in overall quality
$26,028 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in New York list. This large school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 11 masters’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028.

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#3

University at Albany

Albany, New York
#8 in overall quality
$25,225 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Albany. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in New York list. Albany, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physics degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

UAlbany not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAlbany are $25,225, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Hunter College

New York, New York
#10 in overall quality
$20,828 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hunter College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in New York. Hunter is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 4 masters’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Hunter did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hunter are $20,828, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

The City College of New York

New York, New York
#9 in overall quality
$20,832 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The City College of New York. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in New York. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 7 masters’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

CCNY also took the #9 spot in our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CCNY are $20,832.

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#6

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#3 in overall quality
$30,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Cornell University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in New York list. Cornell is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 30 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell also made our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042.

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#7

New York University

New York, New York
#4 in overall quality
$36,892 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

New York University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in New York list. New York University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 80 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NYU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality
$51,194 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking. Columbia is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 masters’s physics degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree physics students list, Columbia has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York
#2 in overall quality
$50,505 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$86,129 Average Early-Career Earnings

University of Rochester did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Rochester, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified masters’s physics students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Rochester, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rochester are $50,505.

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#10

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, New York
#5 in overall quality
$58,325 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking. Troy, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s physics degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree physics students list, RPI has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are $58,325, 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%.

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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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