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2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Maryland

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$16,995 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,619 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 932 degrees and certificates were awarded to physical sciences students who went to a Maryland college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision.

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.

Check out the physical sciences doctor's degree programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree School

Our analysis found University of Maryland - College Park to be the best value school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Maryland. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

UMCP graduate students pay an average of $16,995 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UMCP also took the #1 spot in our Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland rankings.

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Best Value Physical Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 1,090
Pennsylvania 2,562
New York 4,551
Delaware 155
District of Columbia 190

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

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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