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2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k

1 Ranked Colleges
8 Degrees Awarded
$19,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Physics Schools for a Master's in South Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 South Dakota, there were 26 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 8 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality physics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the physics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physics (Income $75-$110k) in South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $75-$110k. This small school is located in Rapid City, South Dakota, and it awarded 3 masters’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

SD Mines not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SD Mines are $19,250, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full SD Mines 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%.

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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