by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Montana” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Physical Sciences is the 19th most popular major in the country with 50,306 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, physical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $39,880 and had an average of $22,620 in loans still to pay off.
Across Montana, there were 200 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,156 and $24,821 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $83,529 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Montana” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in physical sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in physical sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Montana” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Montana”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana Technological University landed the #1 spot on the list. Montana Tech is located in Butte, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Bozeman, Montana, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Montana list. UM is a public institution located in Missoula, Montana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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