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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Science in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

1 Ranked Colleges
20 Degrees Awarded
$50,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic 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 Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 4,159 people earned their degree in physical science, making the major the 154th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,195 physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 20 physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

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

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the physical science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. 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 Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree physical sciences students with aid.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Science in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

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 Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 20 doctorate’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

RIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Physical Science Doctor’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.

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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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