2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Physical Science (Income $75-$110k)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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.

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. 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 $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree other physical science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Physical Science (Income $75-$110k)

#1

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, New York

#2 in overall quality

$51,194 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 5 masters’s physical sciences (other) degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia also took the #2 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 Columbia are $51,194.

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#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$59,425 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$62,012 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 76 masters’s physical sciences (other) degrees in 2019-2020.

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

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#3

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#3 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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. NC State is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 8 masters’s physical sciences (other) degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Other Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

University of Alabama in Huntsville

Huntsville, Alabama

#4 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 #4 on our 2022 Best Value Other Physical Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. This medium-sized school is located in Huntsville, Alabama, and it awarded 5 masters’s physical sciences (other) degrees in 2019-2020.

UAH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Other Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAH are $25,386, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UAH Other Physical Science Report

#5

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina

$30,160 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 $75-$110k. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s physical sciences (other) students in 2019-2020.

UofSC also took the #0 spot in our “Best Other Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Carolina - Columbia are $30,160, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on 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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA.

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