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2022 Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

3 Ranked Colleges
36 Degrees Awarded
$29,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

Biological & Physical Sciences is the 29th most popular major in the country with 29,162 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 2,041 biological and physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 36 biological and physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in biological and physical sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent biological and physical sciences 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 biological and physical sciences 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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Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree biological & physical sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Physical Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

William & Mary

Williamsburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, William & Mary landed the #1 spot on the list. William & Mary is a public institution located in Williamsburg, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree biological & physical sciences students whose families make $30-$48k list, William & Mary has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at William & Mary are $34,800.

Full William & Mary Biological & Physical Sciences Report

#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. George Mason University is a large school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 8 doctorate’s biological and physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

GMU also made our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Biological & Physical Sciences at GMU

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Alabama. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Mobile, Alabama is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s biological and physical sciences degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

USA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USA are $16,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Biological & Physical Sciences at USA

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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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