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2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

17 Colleges
$36,827 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,619 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, physical sciences was ranked #16 in the country. In fact 12,705 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 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 Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Delaware to be the best value school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . UD is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.

UD graduate students pay an average of $18,128 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Temple University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value physical sciences schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Temple are $24,812 per year.

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#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cornell are $30,006 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Cornell also did well on our Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMCP are $35,755 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UMCP is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#5

University at Albany

Albany, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University at Albany. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UAlbany is a large public school located in the small city of Albany.

UAlbany graduate students pay an average of $25,325 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for physical sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Drexel are $37,074 a year.

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Rochester Institute of Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. RIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at RIT are $52,408 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, RIT is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#8

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

With a ranking of #8, University at Buffalo did quite well on this year’s best value schools for physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a very large student population.

University at Buffalo graduate students pay an average of $26,178 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

With a ranking of #9, Stony Brook University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SUNY Stony Brook are $25,628 a year.

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With a ranking of #10, Rutgers University - New Brunswick 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 New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a very large student population.

Rutgers New Brunswick graduate students pay an average of $33,215 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Physical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best physical sciences schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,126
Pennsylvania 573
Maryland 316
New Jersey 280
District of Columbia 87
Delaware 69

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

Majors Similar 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 17 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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