2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You
Physical Sciences is the #16 most popular major in the country with 12,705 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the Great Lakes 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.
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.
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2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the physical sciences doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Northern Illinois University to be the best value school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NIU are $11,390 per year.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Illinois Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value physical sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Illinois Tech graduate students pay an average of $30,822 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ohio University - Athens Campus is a great value for physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a very large student population.
OHIO Athens graduate students pay an average of $17,712 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Akron Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.
University of Akron Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $11,936 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIUC are $30,862 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UIUC is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 per year.
UW - Madison also claimed a spot on our Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #7, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Purdue are $28,794 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Purdue also did well on our Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Northwestern University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Northwestern graduate students pay an average of $56,567 in tuition and fees each year.
Northwestern also took the #1 spot in our Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
With a ranking of #9, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on this year’s best value schools for physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Kent State are $21,952 a year.
University of Illinois at Chicago came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UIC is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIC are $28,468 per year.
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Best Physical Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best physical sciences schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 588 |
| Indiana | 270 |
| Ohio | 536 |
| Wisconsin | 210 |
| Michigan | 415 |
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Majors Related to Physical Sciences
Physical Sciences Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Chemistry | 5,005 |
| Physics | 3,727 |
| Geological & Earth Sciences | 2,491 |
| Materials Sciences | 448 |
| Astronomy & Astrophysics | 371 |
| Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology | 342 |
| Other Physical Science | 191 |
| General Physical Sciences | 107 |
| Physics and Astronomy | 23 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Physical Sciences
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Engineering | 61,791 |
| Computer & Information Sciences | 60,971 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 28,851 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 15,127 |
| Engineering Technologies | 7,672 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 22 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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