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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences in Pennsylvania

5 Ranked Colleges
185 Degrees Awarded
$38,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Pennsylvania” 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 Pennsylvania, there were 2,094 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,911 and $25,396 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 185 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 Pennsylvania” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in physical sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great physical sciences programs and cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania

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

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences in Pennsylvania

#1

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality
$38,728 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pennsylvania State University - University Park. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania.

Penn State University Park did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pennsylvania State University - University Park are $38,728.

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#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality
$24,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school awarded 22 degrees to qualified doctorate’s physical sciences students in 2019-2020.

Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality
$40,836 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania list. Pitt is a large public school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 43 doctorate’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pitt, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus are $40,836, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality
$37,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the #3 spot on the list. Drexel University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 9 doctorate’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Drexel not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel University are $37,074.

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#4

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality
$41,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania list. UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 46 doctorate’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.

UPenn also took the #2 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UPenn Physical Sciences Report

#5

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality
$47,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s physical sciences degrees to 46 students in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon also took the #1 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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%.

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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