2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Physical Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Other Physical Science is the 275th most popular major in the country with 549 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Southeast region, there were 138 physical sciences (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $18,100 and $21,988 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 physical sciences (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in physical sciences (other). The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great physical sciences (other) programs and 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree other physical science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Physical Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$28,999 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. NC State is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 4 doctorate’s physical sciences (other) degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Other Physical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999.

Read more about Other Physical Science at North Carolina State University

#2

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$21,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s physical sciences (other) degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Physical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Charlotte are $21,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Other Physical Science at UNC Charlotte

#3

University of Alabama in Huntsville

Huntsville, Alabama

#2 in overall quality

$25,386 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama in Huntsville landed the #3 spot on the list. UAH is located in Huntsville, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s physical sciences (other) degrees to qualified students.

UAH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Physical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alabama in Huntsville are $25,386, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UAH Other Physical Science Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Physical Science (Income $30-$48k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA.

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