2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 14,123 people earned their degree in physics, making the major the 67th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, physics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $42,475 and had an average of $22,421 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maryland, there were 343 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,000 and $22,856 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 52 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,340 and $104,765 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in physics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great 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 physics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physics (Income $0-$30k) in Maryland

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$59,425 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s physics degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins are $59,425, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$30,885 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k list. UMCP is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 35 doctorate’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Physics at University of Maryland - College Park

#3

University of Maryland - Baltimore County

Baltimore, Maryland

#3 in overall quality

$21,078 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s physics students in 2019-2020.

UMBC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMBC are $21,078.

Read full report on Physics at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physics (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physics (Income $0-$30k)

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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