2022 Best Vallue Applied Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Applied Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 941 people earned their degree in engineering and applied physics, making the major the 440th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 65 engineering and applied physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 engineering and applied physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Applied Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in engineering and applied physics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent engineering and applied physics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering and applied physics 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Vallue Applied Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Vallue Applied Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree applied physics students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering & Applied Physics (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

Norman, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$23,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Applied Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Oklahoma is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 1 doctorate’s applied physics degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also took the #2 spot in our “Best Engineering & Applied Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Engineering & Applied Physics Report

#2

Rice University

Houston, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$47,913 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Applied Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #2 spot on the list. Rice is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 4 doctorate’s applied physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Rice did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Engineering & Applied Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice University are $47,913, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Engineering & Applied Physics at Rice University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering & Applied Physics (Income Over $110k)

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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