2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physics (Income $48-$75k) in District of Columbia

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 District of Columbia, there were 71 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia doctor’s degree physics students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physics (Income $48-$75k) in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. George Washington University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 4 doctorate’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$34,224 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k list. Howard University is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 3 doctorate’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Howard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Howard University are $34,224, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physics (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physics (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.

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