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2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

7 Ranked Colleges
80 Degrees Awarded
$35,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value General Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 13,287 people earned their degree in general physics, making the major the 57th most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 489 general physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 80 general physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in general physics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general physics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general physics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois doctor’s degree general physics students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Physics (Income $75-$110k) in Illinois

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k. Northwestern University is a large school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 5 doctorate’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Northwestern University General Physics Report

#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s general physics degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

UChicago also made our “Best General Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Chicago are $61,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Physics at University of Chicago

#3

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k list. NIU is a fairly large school located in Dekalb, Illinois that handed out 4 doctorate’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

NIU also made our “Best General Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at NIU are $11,086, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full NIU General Physics Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Illinois at Chicago is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 3 doctorate’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UIC General Physics Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 39 doctorate’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC also made our “Best General Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Physics at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#6 in overall quality

Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k list. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a fairly large school located in Carbondale, Illinois that handed out 2 doctorate’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are $32,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Physics at SIUC

#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s general physics degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Tech are $30,695.

Full Illinois Institute of Technology General Physics Report

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%.

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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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