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2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
237 Degrees Awarded
$33,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Physical Sciences is the 18th most popular major in the country with 52,879 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Michigan, there were 1,392 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,367 and $22,562 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 237 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,785 and $113,051 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the physical sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan doctor’s degree physical sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in Michigan

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school handed out 118 degrees to qualified doctorate’s physical sciences students in 2019-2020.

U-M also took the #1 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s physical sciences students in 2019-2020.

Oakland not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oakland are $24,648, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k. Michigan State University is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 65 doctorate’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this large public school awarded 23 degrees to qualified doctorate’s physical sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wayne State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State are $37,215, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the #5 spot on the list. Kalamazoo, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s physical sciences degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

WMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Michigan University are $31,355, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

Central Michigan University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k list. Central Michigan is a fairly large school located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan that handed out 4 doctorate’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our michigan doctor’s degree physical sciences students whose families make $30-$48k list, Central Michigan has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan are $19,359, 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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