2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in Pennsylvania
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Physical Sciences School for You
Physical Sciences is the #17 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 573 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Pennsylvania 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.
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 Schools in Pennsylvania
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for physical sciences majors pursuing a .
Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality in Physical Sciences
Our 2023 rankings named Temple University the best value school in Pennsylvania for physical sciences students. Temple is a very large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.
Temple undergraduate students pay an average of $17,378 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
The excellent programs at Drexel University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best physical sciences schools in Pennsylvania. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Drexel are $57,136 a year.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a great value for physical sciences students. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pitt are $20,362 a year.
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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 |
|---|---|
| New York | 1,126 |
| Maryland | 316 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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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