2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physics (Income $75-$110k) in Maryland

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

Physics is the 67th most popular major in the country with 14,123 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in physics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality physics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the 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 Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physics (Income $75-$110k) in Maryland

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$59,425 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s physics students in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins also made our “Best Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins University are $59,425, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$30,885 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Maryland - College Park is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 35 doctorate’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP also took the #2 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 UMCP are $30,885.

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

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Maryland - Baltimore County is a fairly large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 2 doctorate’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMBC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMBC are $21,078, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physics (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physics (Income $75-$110k)

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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