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2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $75-$110k

9 Ranked Colleges
243 Degrees Awarded
$26,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Physical Sciences is the 18th most popular major in the country with 52,879 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, physical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $38,122 and had an average of $22,339 in loans still to pay off.

Across Ohio, there were 1,706 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,167 and $23,600 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 243 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,438 and $112,790 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in physical sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great physical sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the physical sciences 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $75-$110k

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

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in Ohio

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $75-$110k. Ohio State is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 74 doctorate’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our ohio doctor’s degree physical sciences students whose families make $75-$110k list, Ohio State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kent State University at Kent landed the #2 spot on the list. Kent State is a large school located in Kent, Ohio that handed out 22 doctorate’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kent State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State University at Kent are $21,952.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Akron Main Campus is located in Akron, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 doctorate’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.

University of Akron Main Campus also made our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217.

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#4

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cleveland State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Cleveland State University is a public institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cleveland State University, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cleveland State University are $17,622, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wright State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Wright State University - Main Campus is located in Dayton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.

Wright State University - Main Campus also made our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wright State University - Main Campus are $24,286, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Miami University - Oxford did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $75-$110k list. Miami University - Oxford is located in Oxford, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.

Miami University - Oxford also took the #3 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Miami University - Oxford are $31,697, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #7. OHIO Athens is a large school located in Athens, Ohio that handed out 21 doctorate’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OHIO Athens, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at OHIO Athens are $17,712.

Full OHIO Athens Physical Sciences Report

#6 in overall quality

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC are $26,644, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

Case Western Reserve University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #9. Case Western is a fairly large school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 17 doctorate’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Case Western not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western are $47,958, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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