2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 146 degrees and certificates were awarded to physical sciences students who went to a Louisiana college or university. This makes it the #16 most popular major in the state.
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.
The Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Louisiana 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.
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2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for physical sciences majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Best Louisiana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Physical Sciences
Our 2023 rankings named Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College the best value school in Louisiana for physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Louisiana State University are $13,031 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Louisiana State University is ranked #4 for overall quality for physical sciences in Louisiana.
Out of the 3 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the # 2 spot on the list. UL Lafayette is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Lafayette.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UL Lafayette are $10,130 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Orleans. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the large city of New Orleans, UNO is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNO are $9,108 per year.
Best Value Physical Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Mississippi | 162 |
Florida | 469 |
Virginia | 241 |
Tennessee | 161 |
North Carolina | 441 |
Georgia | 240 |
West Virginia | 49 |
South Carolina | 89 |
Kentucky | 92 |
Arkansas | 69 |
Alabama | 123 |
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Majors Related to Physical Sciences
Physical Sciences Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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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