2023 Best Value Physics Doctor's Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Physics Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 3,727 people earned a degree or certificate in physics, making the major the #62 most popular in the United States.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
The Best Value Physics Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 111 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for physics 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.
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2023 Best Value Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Physics Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 15% Best Physics Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in the United States for physics students working on their doctor’s degree. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BYU are $7,700 per year.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Wyoming helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value physics schools in the United States. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW are $17,569 a year.
Out of the 111 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the # 3 spot on the list. UD is a very large public school located in the suburb of Newark.
UD graduate students pay an average of $18,128 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UD also did well on our Best Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 per year.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of North Texas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value physics schools in the United States. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNT are $15,600 per year.
Northern Illinois University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NIU are $11,390 a year.
Illinois Institute of Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Illinois Tech are $30,822 a year.
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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 a year.
UT Austin also claimed a spot on our Best Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Northeastern University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northeastern are $26,095 per year.
Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools list. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Athens.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at OHIO Athens are $17,712 a year.
University of Nevada - Reno landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree physics programs. Located in the large city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNR are $22,380 a year.
With a ranking of #13, University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well on this year’s best value schools for physics students working on their doctor’s degree. UCSB is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Santa Barbara.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCSB are $28,683 per year.
UCSB also claimed a spot on our Best Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
Temple University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Temple are $24,812 a year.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools list. OSU is a very large public school located in the town of Stillwater.
OSU graduate students pay an average of $24,175 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #16, Iowa State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for physics students working on their doctor’s degree. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Iowa State also is in the top 10% of our Best Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great value schools for Physics graduate students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Physics Doctor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 17 | University of Minnesota - Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN |
| 18 | Florida Atlantic University | Boca Raton, FL |
| 19 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, IL |
| 20 | University of Wisconsin - Madison | Madison, WI |
| 21 | Cornell University | Ithaca, NY |
| 21 | Texas A&M University - College Station | College Station, TX |
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Majors Related to Physics
Physics is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Physics
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Chemistry | 5,005 |
| Geological & Earth Sciences | 2,491 |
| Materials Sciences | 448 |
| Astronomy & Astrophysics | 371 |
| Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology | 342 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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).
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