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2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$19,036 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,619 Avg Salary

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

With 280 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, physical sciences is the #14 most popular major in New Jersey.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in New Jersey 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey

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

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Physical Sciences

#1

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Rowan University the best value school in New Jersey for physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Rowan graduate students pay an average of $16,146 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Physical Sciences at Rowan University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a great value for physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Rutgers New Brunswick are $20,495 a year.

Full Physical Sciences at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Rutgers University - Newark helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value physical sciences schools in New Jersey. Located in the large city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rutgers Newark are $20,466 per year.

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Best Value Physical Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,126
Pennsylvania 573
Maryland 316
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

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 3 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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