2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Physical Science is the 154th most popular major in the country with 4,159 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,195 physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 9 physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great physical science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the physical science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The physical sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physical Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, New York

#1 in overall quality

$50,442 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rochester Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 9 masters’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

RIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at RIT are $50,442, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Physical Science at RIT

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physical Science (Income $75-$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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