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2023 Best Natural Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Natural Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 76 people earned a degree or certificate in natural sciences, making the major the #273 most popular in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Natural Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Natural Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Natural Sciences Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top Schools for a Doctorate in Natural Sciences

Our analysis found Virginia Commonwealth University to be the best school for natural sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Richmond.

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#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Natural Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a great place for natural sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Natural Sciences by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Natural Sciences 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 3 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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