2022 Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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 Value Applied Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in engineering and applied physics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering and applied physics 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 engineering and applied physics program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree applied physics students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering & Applied Physics in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$47,913 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #1 spot on the list. Rice University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 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 are $47,913, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Engineering & Applied Physics at Rice University

#2

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 Value Applied Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s applied physics students in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also made our “Best Engineering & Applied Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236.

Read more about Engineering & Applied Physics at University of Oklahoma

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering & Applied Physics (With Aid)

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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