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2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$29,891 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate 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. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for physical sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for physical sciences majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Physical Sciences

Our analysis found University of Massachusetts Amherst to be the best value school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UMass Amherst graduate students pay an average of $32,809 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a great value for physical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a large student population.

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

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Rhode Island helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value physical sciences schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. UNH is a large public school located in the suburb of Durham.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNH are $29,992 per year.

Full Physical Sciences at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Report

Best Physical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best physical sciences colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 260
Maine 191
Rhode Island 216
Massachusetts 1,721
Connecticut 627
Vermont 111

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 averages are for the top 4 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.

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