2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering & Applied Physics in New Jersey

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 New Jersey, there were 8 engineering and applied physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 engineering and applied physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $80,871 and $95,555 respectively.

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 the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering & Applied Physics in New Jersey

#1

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$38,876 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Stevens Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Hoboken, New Jersey, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s applied physics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Stevens, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering & Applied Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stevens are $38,876, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Engineering & Applied Physics at Stevens Institute of Technology

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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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