2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in District of Columbia

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 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 $75-$110k” 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia doctor’s degree physical sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. George Washington University is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 6 doctorate’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824.

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#2

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$34,224 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Howard University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (Income $75-$110k)

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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