2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in South Carolina

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 South Carolina, there were 483 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,033 and $22,983 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 61 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in physical sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality physical sciences 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 physical sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for south carolina doctor’s degree physical sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in South Carolina

#1

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$30,160 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k list. UofSC is a large school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 36 doctorate’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofSC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofSC are $30,160, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$23,246 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 24 doctorate’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson also made our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson University are $23,246, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA.

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