2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Physical Sciences Master'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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master'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.
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.
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2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Check out the physical sciences master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Delaware the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. UD is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UD are $18,128 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UD is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Montclair State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Montclair State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Montclair.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Montclair State are $13,519 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Towson University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Towson are $19,890 a year.
Out of the 27 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a very large student population.
Temple graduate students pay an average of $24,812 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at William Paterson University of New Jersey helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value physical sciences schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
William Paterson University graduate students pay an average of $21,748 in tuition and fees each year.
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Cornell University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.
Cornell graduate students pay an average of $30,006 in tuition and fees each year.
Cornell did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree physical sciences programs. IUP is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Indiana.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at IUP are $18,207 per year.
Full Physical Sciences at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Report
University of Maryland - College Park did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for physical sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMCP are $35,755 a year.
UMCP also claimed a spot on our Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Drexel University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for physical sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Drexel are $37,074 per year.
University at Albany landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree physical sciences programs. UAlbany is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Albany.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UAlbany are $25,325 a year.
Best Physical Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best physical sciences colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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New York | 1,126 |
Pennsylvania | 573 |
Maryland | 316 |
New Jersey | 280 |
District of Columbia | 87 |
Delaware | 69 |
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Physical Sciences Related Majors for 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 |
Majors Similar to Physical Sciences
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 25 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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