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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$22,593 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,619 Avg Salary

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

With 270 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, physical sciences is the #17 most popular major in Indiana.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Indiana 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for physical sciences majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Indiana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Physical Sciences

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our analysis found Purdue University - Main Campus to be the best value school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Indiana. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.

Purdue graduate students pay an average of $9,992 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Purdue also made our Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list, coming in at #3.

Full Physical Sciences at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

Out of the 4 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 2 spot on the list. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at IU Bloomington are $11,329 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, IU Bloomington is ranked #5 for overall quality for physical sciences in Indiana.

Full Physical Sciences at Indiana University - Bloomington Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a very large student population.

IUPUI graduate students pay an average of $10,389 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Notre Dame helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value physical sciences schools in Indiana. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Notre Dame are $58,662 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Notre Dame is ranked #1 for overall quality for physical sciences in Indiana.

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Best Value Physical Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Physical Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 588
Ohio 536
Wisconsin 210
Michigan 415

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

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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