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

1 Ranked Colleges
75 Degrees Awarded
$25,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 52,879 people earned their degree in physical sciences, making the major the 18th most popular in the United States. 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 Iowa, there were 490 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $25,510 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 75 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,469 and $117,729 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great physical sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the physical sciences 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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The physical sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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

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

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in Iowa

#1

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa
#1 in overall quality
$25,948 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $75-$110k. Iowa State is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 44 doctorate’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

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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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