2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that 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 Rhode Island, there were 252 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $21,139 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 74 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in physical sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality physical sciences 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 physical sciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for rhode island master’s degree physical sciences students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences in Rhode Island (With Aid)

#1

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island

$29,082 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Kingston, Rhode Island, this fairly large public school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified masters’s physical sciences students in 2019-2020.

URI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at URI are $29,082, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Rhode Island Physical Sciences Report

#2

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

#1 in overall quality

$60,363 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 55 degrees to qualified masters’s physical sciences students in 2019-2020.

Brown also took the #1 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown University are $60,363, 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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