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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Kansas” 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 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” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in physical sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent physical sciences programs, but they also 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas

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

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences in Kansas

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #1 spot on the list. KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 doctorate’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at KU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas list. Kansas State University is a large public school situated in Manhattan, Kansas. It awarded 17 doctorate’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Physical Sciences at K -State

#3

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas

#3 in overall quality

$15,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the #3 spot on the list. WSU is a fairly large public school situated in Wichita, Kansas. It awarded 4 doctorate’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

WSU also made our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wichita State University are $15,112.

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA.

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