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2023 Best Value Physics Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$37,617 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$81,190 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Physics Doctor's Degree School for You

Physics is the #69 most popular major in the country with 13,674 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Physics Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the New England Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for physics students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

2023 Best Value Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for physics majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Physics

Our analysis found Northeastern University to be the best value school for physics students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the New England Region . Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northeastern are $26,095 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a great value for physics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UMass Lowell graduate students pay an average of $26,990 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Amherst are $32,809 per year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Rhode Island helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value physics schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at URI are $29,774 a year.

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#5

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Brandeis University is a great value for physics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Brandeis are $53,618 a year.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree physics programs. UNH is a large public school located in the suburb of Durham.

UNH graduate students pay an average of $29,992 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Boston U are $59,418 per year.

Boston U excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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University of Connecticut came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UCONN graduate students pay an average of $42,237 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Physics Colleges by State

Explore the best physics schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 679
Connecticut 191
New Hampshire 52
Maine 71
Rhode Island 73
Vermont 34

One of 8 majors within the area of study, physics has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 8 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to A. T. Service.

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