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2022 Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
107 Degrees Awarded
$39,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master's For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Other Physical Science is the 570th most popular major in the country with 549 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 107 physical sciences (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in physical sciences (other). Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent physical sciences (other) 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 physical sciences (other) 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 Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree other physical science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Physical Science (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s physical sciences (other) degrees to 76 students in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins are $59,425.

Read more about Other Physical Science at Johns Hopkins University

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. Columbia University in the City of New York is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s physical sciences (other) degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Other Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Other Physical Science at Columbia University in the City of New York

#3

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. North Carolina State University is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 8 masters’s physical sciences (other) degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Other Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Other Physical Science at NC State

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alabama in Huntsville. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. This medium-sized school is located in Huntsville, Alabama, and it awarded 5 masters’s physical sciences (other) degrees in 2019-2020.

UAH also took the #4 spot in our “Best Other Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAH are $25,386, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Alabama in Huntsville Other Physical Science Report

#5

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. University of South Carolina - Columbia is a large public school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 4 masters’s physical sciences (other) degrees in 2019-2020.

UofSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Other Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Carolina - Columbia are $30,160, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Other Physical Science at UofSC

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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