2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.
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.
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2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for physical sciences majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Best Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Delaware to be the best value school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UD are $18,128 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Temple is a very large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Temple are $24,812 a year.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Cornell University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value physical sciences schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cornell are $30,006 per year.
Cornell excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMCP is a very large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.
UMCP graduate students pay an average of $35,755 in tuition and fees each year.
UMCP also claimed a spot on our Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Out of the 17 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Albany landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Albany, UAlbany is a public college with a large student population.
UAlbany graduate students pay an average of $25,325 in tuition and fees each year.
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Drexel University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
Drexel graduate students pay an average of $37,074 in tuition and fees each year.
Rochester Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at RIT are $52,408 per year.
RIT 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 Middle Atlantic Region list.
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University at Buffalo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for physical sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University at Buffalo are $26,178 per year.
Stony Brook University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SUNY Stony Brook are $25,628 per year.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for physical sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rutgers New Brunswick are $33,215 per year.
Best Physical Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best physical sciences colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 1,090 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,562 |
| New York | 4,551 |
| Maryland | 932 |
| Delaware | 155 |
| District of Columbia | 190 |
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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 Related Majors
| 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 17 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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