2023 Best Value Physics Doctor's Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Physics Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 13,674 people earned a degree or certificate in physics, making the major the #69 most popular in the United States.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
The Best Value Physics Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 111 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for physics students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 15% Best Physics Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in the United States for physics students working on their doctor’s degree. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at BYU are $7,700 a year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Wyoming helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value physics schools in the United States. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW are $17,569 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Delaware. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UD is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Newark.
UD graduate students pay an average of $18,128 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UD also did well on our Best Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UH are $18,871 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNT are $15,600 per year.
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Northern Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for physics students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NIU are $11,390 per year.
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Illinois Institute of Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Illinois Tech are $30,822 a year.
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Northeastern University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northeastern are $26,095 per year.
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With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s best value schools for physics students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.
UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UT Austin also did well on our Best Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools list. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Athens.
OHIO Athens graduate students pay an average of $17,712 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #12, University of Nevada - Reno did quite well on this year’s best value schools for physics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNR are $22,380 a year.
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University of California - Santa Barbara ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UCSB is a very large public school located in the suburb of Santa Barbara.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCSB are $28,683 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UCSB also did well on our Best Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #14, Temple University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for physics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Temple are $24,812 a year.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for physics students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. OSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at OSU are $24,175 a year.
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Iowa State University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree physics programs. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.
Iowa State graduate students pay an average of $26,948 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Iowa State also is in the top 10% of our Best Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Physics Doctor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 17 | University of Minnesota - Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN |
| 18 | Florida Atlantic University | Boca Raton, FL |
| 19 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, IL |
| 20 | University of Wisconsin - Madison | Madison, WI |
| 21 | Cornell University | Ithaca, NY |
| 21 | Texas A&M University - College Station | College Station, TX |
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Majors Related to Physics
Physics is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Physics
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Chemistry | 21,239 |
| Geological & Earth Sciences | 7,821 |
| General Physical Sciences | 3,823 |
| Astronomy & Astrophysics | 1,375 |
| Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology | 1,140 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools 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).
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