2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

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 Natural Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 2,345 people earned their degree in natural sciences, making the major the 209th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, natural sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $30,257 and had an average of $22,289 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 146 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,450 and $20,894 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality natural sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the natural 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree natural sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$29,228 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. VCU is a public institution located in Richmond, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

VCU also made our “Best Natural Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Commonwealth University are $29,228, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Natural Sciences at VCU

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Sciences (Income $0-$30k)

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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