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Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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2023 Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best Biological & Physical Science Master's Degree School for You

Biological & Physical Science is the #163 most popular major in the country with 639 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Biological & Physical Science 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 4 schools in the New England Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Biological & Physical Science program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for biological science majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

Our analysis found Dartmouth College to be the most popular school for biological and physical science students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Hanover.

About 54% of the students majoring in biological science at the school are women while 46% are male.

Full Biological & Physical Science at Dartmouth College Report

Our 2023 rankings named University of Rhode Island the most popular school in the New England Region for biological and physical science students working on their master’s degree. URI is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.

Of the 13 students majoring in biological science at URI, 31% are male and 69% are female.

Read full report on Biological & Physical Science at University of Rhode Island

Out of the 4 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth landed the # 3 spot on the list. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of North Dartmouth.

Of the 11 students majoring in biological science at UMass Dartmouth, 64% are male and 36% are female.

Full Biological & Physical Science at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth Report

Out of the 4 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Plymouth State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Plymouth State is a small public school located in the remote town of Plymouth.

Full Biological & Physical Science at Plymouth State University Report

Best Biological & Physical Science Colleges by State

Explore the best biological and physical science colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 15
Rhode Island 23
New Hampshire 14

Biological & Physical Science is one of 36 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 2,491
Sustainability Science 1,547
Nutrition Science 1,496
Behavioral Science 1,358
Computational Science 1,063

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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