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2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania

7 Ranked Colleges
207 Degrees Awarded
$35,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master's in Pennsylvania

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 Master’s in Pennsylvania” 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 Pennsylvania, there were 2,094 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,911 and $25,396 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 207 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences in Pennsylvania

#1

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality
$38,728 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pennsylvania State University - University Park. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania.

Penn State University Park also made our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Penn State University Park are $38,728.

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#2

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality
$16,758 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the #2 spot on the list. WCUPA is a fairly large school located in West Chester, Pennsylvania that handed out 10 masters’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania master’s degree physical sciences students list, WCUPA has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Chester University of Pennsylvania are $16,758, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality
$24,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania. Temple is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 11 masters’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Temple, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality
$40,836 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania. Pitt is a large public school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 15 masters’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania master’s degree physical sciences students list, Pitt has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus are $40,836, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality
$37,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drexel University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 12 masters’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Drexel, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel University are $37,074.

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#6

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality
$41,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania list. UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 50 masters’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UPenn, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760.

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#7

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality
$47,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Carnegie Mellon University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania ranking. Carnegie Mellon University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 75 masters’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon also made our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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