2022 Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in physical sciences (other). This ranking identifies schools with high-quality physical sciences (other) programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Physical Science (Income $48-$75k) 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 $48-$75k list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s physical sciences (other) students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree other physical science students whose families make $48-$75k list, NC State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Other Physical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Other Physical Science at NC State

#2

University of Alabama in Huntsville

Huntsville, Alabama

#2 in overall quality

$25,386 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama in Huntsville. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Alabama in Huntsville is a public institution located in Huntsville, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UAH also made our “Best Other Physical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alabama in Huntsville are $25,386.

Full University of Alabama in Huntsville Other Physical Science Report

#3

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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s physical sciences (other) degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Other Physical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Charlotte are $21,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Other Physical Science at UNC Charlotte

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Physical Science (Income $48-$75k)

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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