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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences in Maine (With Aid)

1 Ranked Colleges
7 Degrees Awarded
$28,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Maine For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Maine For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Maine, there were 174 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $80,229 and $177,250 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent physical sciences programs, but they also cost less that 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 physical sciences program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The physical sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Maine For Those Getting Aid”.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Maine For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine doctor’s degree physical sciences students with aid.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences in Maine (With Aid)

#1

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Maine For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. UMaine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 7 doctorate’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maine doctor’s degree physical sciences students with aid list, UMaine has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352.

Full UMaine Physical Sciences Report

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.

Credits

  • Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA.

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