2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You
Physical Sciences is the #19 most popular major in the country with 50,306 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for physical sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Northern Illinois University to be the best value school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NIU are $11,390 a year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Illinois Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value physical sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Illinois Tech are $30,822 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a very large student population.
OHIO Athens graduate students pay an average of $17,712 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Akron Main Campus is a great value for physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,936 per year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value physical sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UIUC graduate students pay an average of $30,862 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UIUC is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.
UW - Madison excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Purdue are $28,794 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Purdue also did well on our Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Northwestern University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northwestern are $56,567 per year.
Northwestern did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Kent State University at Kent landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree physical sciences programs. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Kent State are $21,952 per year.
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University of Illinois at Chicago came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UIC is a very large public school located in the large city of Chicago.
UIC graduate students pay an average of $28,468 in tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Physical Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best physical sciences colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 951 |
| Michigan | 1,288 |
| Ohio | 1,581 |
| Illinois | 1,686 |
| Wisconsin | 873 |
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Majors Related to Physical Sciences
Physical Sciences Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Chemistry | 21,239 |
| Physics | 13,674 |
| Geological & Earth Sciences | 7,821 |
| General Physical Sciences | 3,823 |
| Astronomy & Astrophysics | 1,375 |
| Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology | 1,140 |
| Materials Sciences | 658 |
| Other Physical Science | 538 |
| Physics and Astronomy | 38 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Physical Sciences
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer & Information Sciences | 254,454 |
| Engineering | 198,468 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 177,778 |
| Engineering Technologies | 85,188 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 52,396 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 22 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 NASA.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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