2022 Best Vallue Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Rhode Island For Those Making Over $110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Rhode Island For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Rhode Island, there were 252 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $21,139 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 48 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Rhode Island For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in physical sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality physical sciences programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Rhode Island For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Rhode Island For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (Income Over $110k) in Rhode Island

#1

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island

#2 in overall quality

$29,082 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Rhode Island For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Rhode Island is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.

URI also took the #2 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at URI are $29,082, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at University of Rhode Island

#2

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

#1 in overall quality

$60,363 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Rhode Island For Those Making Over $110k list. Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 37 doctorate’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.

Brown also made our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown University are $60,363, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Physical Sciences at Brown

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (Income Over $110k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (Income Over $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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