2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, physical sciences was ranked #19 in the country. In fact 50,306 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for physical sciences 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 10 Best Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best value school in the Southwest Region for physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.
UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.
UT Austin also took the #4 spot in our Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
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Our analysis found University of Houston to be the best value school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UH graduate students pay an average of $18,871 in tuition and fees each year.
UH excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great value for physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNT are $15,600 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a very large public school located in the town of Stillwater.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at OSU are $24,175 per year.
OSU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 a year.
Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on this year’s best value schools for physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UTEP is a very large public school located in the large city of El Paso.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UTEP are $16,621 a year.
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The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Arlington are $24,005 a year.
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University of Arizona came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.
University of Arizona graduate students pay an average of $33,644 in tuition and fees each year.
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Baylor University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Waco.
Baylor graduate students pay an average of $37,674 in tuition and fees each year.
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Explore the best physical sciences schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 1,469 |
| Texas | 2,811 |
| New Mexico | 288 |
| Oklahoma | 558 |
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Physical Sciences Related Majors for 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 |
Majors Similar 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 14 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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