2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences in South Carolina

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 South Carolina” 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 South Carolina, there were 483 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,033 and $22,983 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 61 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

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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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 South Carolina”.

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Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best for south carolina doctor’s degree physical sciences students.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences in South Carolina

#1

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$30,160 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #1 spot on the list. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s physical sciences degrees to 36 students in 2019-2020.

UofSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Carolina - Columbia are $30,160.

Read more about Physical Sciences at University of South Carolina - Columbia

#2

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$23,246 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the #2 spot on the list. Clemson is a large public school situated in Clemson, South Carolina. It awarded 24 doctorate’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson University are $23,246, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at Clemson University

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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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA.

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