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2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid

3 Ranked Colleges
43 Degrees Awarded
$32,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Physics Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 General Physics Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across North Carolina, there were 345 general physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 43 general physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,103 and $114,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Physics Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 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.

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 general physics program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Physics Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Physics Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Physics in North Carolina (With Aid)

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #1 spot on the list. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public institution located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248.

Read full report on General Physics at UNC Chapel Hill

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 doctorate’s general physics degrees to qualified students.

NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full NC State General Physics Report

#3

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wake Forest University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that handed out 1 doctorate’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Wake Forest University also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wake Forest University are $39,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Wake Forest University General Physics Report

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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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