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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$37,617 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$63,256 Avg Salary

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.

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.

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 New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the New England 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.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

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

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Physical Sciences

Our analysis found Northeastern University to be the best value school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northeastern are $26,095 per year.

Northeastern also claimed a spot on our Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full Physical Sciences at Northeastern University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Lowell is a large public school located in the suburb of Lowell.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMass Amherst are $32,809 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. URI is a fairly 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

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

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public school with a large student population.

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

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#7

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

With a ranking of #7, Brandeis University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham.

Brandeis graduate students pay an average of $53,618 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Boston U are $59,418 per year.

Boston U excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

Full Physical Sciences at Boston University Report

Best Physical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best physical sciences schools for a specific state in the New England region.

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 8 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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