2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physics in Arizona (With Aid)

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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 Arizona, there were 292 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,900 and $22,755 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 37 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,933 and $83,266 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in physics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality physics programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Arizona For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for arizona doctor’s degree physics students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physics in Arizona (With Aid)

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$33,399 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$99,738 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 29 doctorate’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Physics at University of Arizona

#2

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$94,408 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona For Those Getting Aid. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s physics degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #2 spot in our “Best Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full ASU - Tempe Physics Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physics in the Southwest Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physics (With Aid)

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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