2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in Maryland
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Physical Sciences School for You
Physical Sciences is the #13 most popular major in Maryland with 316 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Maryland to see which 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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in Maryland
Check out the physical sciences programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality in Physical Sciences
Our analysis found University of Maryland - College Park to be the best value school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Maryland. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMCP are $10,955 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UMCP is ranked #2 for overall quality for physical sciences in Maryland.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Johns Hopkins University is a great value for physical sciences students. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.
Johns Hopkins undergraduate students pay an average of $58,720 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Johns Hopkins did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Physical Sciences Schools in Maryland list.
Best Value Physical Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value Physical Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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New York | 1,126 |
Pennsylvania | 573 |
New Jersey | 280 |
District of Columbia | 87 |
Delaware | 69 |
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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 Majors Related 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 2 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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