2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Physical Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 549 people earned their degree in physical sciences (other), making the major the 275th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, physical sciences (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $18,100 and had an average of $20,919 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 349 physical sciences (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $27,312 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 82 physical sciences (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the physical sciences (other) program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Physical Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$59,425 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$62,012 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the #1 spot on the list. Johns Hopkins University is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 76 masters’s physical sciences (other) degrees to qualified students.

Johns Hopkins not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins University are $59,425, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, New York

$51,194 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #2 spot on the list. New York, New York 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 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Other Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Physical Science (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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA.

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