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2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$36,870 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 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 New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the New England 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.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England 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.

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Physical Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts - Lowell the best value school in the New England Region for physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UMass Lowell is a large public school located in the large suburb of Lowell.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Lowell are $26,990 per year.

Full Physical Sciences at University of Massachusetts - Lowell Report

Out of the 6 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the # 2 spot on the list. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

UMass Amherst graduate students pay an average of $32,809 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Physical Sciences at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Rhode Island helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value physical sciences schools in the New England Region . URI is a large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at URI are $29,774 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Connecticut is a great value for physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCONN are $42,237 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNH are $29,992 a year.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

#6

Boston University

Boston, MA

With a ranking of #6, Boston University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Boston U graduate students pay an average of $59,418 in tuition and fees each year.

Boston U excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

Full Physical Sciences at Boston University Report

Best Physical Sciences Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 559
Rhode Island 111
Connecticut 253
New Hampshire 62
Maine 19
Vermont 12

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 6 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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