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

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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 Kansas, there were 371 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $23,353 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 52 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,017 and $87,459 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer 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.

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 Kansas For Those Getting Aid

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

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

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$24,115 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas For Those Getting Aid list. K -State is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at K -State

#2

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas

#3 in overall quality

$15,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas For Those Getting Aid list. Wichita, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s physical sciences degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

WSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WSU are $15,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full WSU Physical Sciences Report

#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #3 spot on the list. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s physical sciences degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at KU

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences in the Plains States 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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