2023 Best Value General Physical Sciences Schools in Maryland
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Physical Sciences School for You
General Physical Sciences is the #183 most popular major in Maryland with 21 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value General Physical Sciences Schools in Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best General Physical Sciences School
Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland - College Park the best value school in Maryland for general physical sciences students. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMCP are $10,955 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UMCP is ranked #2 for overall quality for physical science in Maryland.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 63 |
| New York | 984 |
| New Jersey | 207 |
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Majors Related to Physical Science
General Physical Sciences is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Chemistry | 21,239 |
| Physics | 13,674 |
| Geological & Earth Sciences | 7,821 |
| Astronomy & Astrophysics | 1,375 |
| Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology | 1,140 |
Notes and References
*These values are for the top school only.
- 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 the rest 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.