2023 Most Popular Natural Sciences Schools
Finding the Best Natural Sciences 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Natural Sciences Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 19 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Natural Sciences program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Natural Sciences Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for natural sciences majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Most Popular Natural Sciences Schools
Our analysis found Virginia Commonwealth University to be the most popular school for natural sciences students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. VCU is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richmond.
Out of the 19 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a very large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Sciences Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 19 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public college with a very large student population.
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The excellent programs at University of Wyoming helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural sciences schools in the United States. UW is a large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for natural sciences students. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.
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University at Buffalo came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Sciences Schools ranking. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.
Northeastern State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for natural sciences students. It came in at #8 on the list. NSU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Tahlequah.
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University of Arizona ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Sciences Schools list. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular natural sciences programs. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Natural Sciences by Region
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Majors Related to Natural Sciences
Natural Sciences is one of 36 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 19 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).
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