2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 52,879 people earned their degree in physical sciences, making the major the 18th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, physical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $38,122 and had an average of $22,339 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 165 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $25,500 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 29 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in physical sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great physical sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the physical sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia doctor’s degree physical sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU also made our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at George Washington University

#2

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$34,224 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k list. Howard is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 3 doctorate’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Howard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Howard are $34,224, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Physical Sciences at Howard

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (Income $0-$30k)

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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA.

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