2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences in Tennessee (With Aid)

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 Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Tennessee, there were 769 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 81 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 Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 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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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 Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee doctor’s degree physical sciences students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences in Tennessee (With Aid)

#1

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

#3 in overall quality

$14,202 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the #1 spot on the list. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s physical sciences degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

UofM also made our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Memphis are $14,202, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Physical Sciences at University of Memphis

#2

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee

#2 in overall quality

$31,798 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 40 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s physical sciences students in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville also made our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798.

Full UT Knoxville Physical Sciences Report

#3

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$50,624 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the #3 spot on the list. Vanderbilt University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 doctorate’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Vanderbilt, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt are $50,624, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Physical Sciences at Vanderbilt

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA.

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