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2023 Most Popular Natural Sciences Master's Degree Schools

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$53,257 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Sciences Master'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.

The Most Popular Natural Sciences Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the United States 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 Natural Sciences program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Natural Sciences Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Missouri State University - Springfield the most popular school in the United States for natural sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 55% of the natural sciences majors at the school.

Full Natural Sciences at Missouri State University - Springfield Report

Our analysis found Colorado State University - Fort Collins to be the most popular school for natural sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in natural sciences at Colorado State, 9% are male and 91% are female.

Full Natural Sciences at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at El Paso is a great place for natural sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in natural sciences at UTEP, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#4

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wyoming is a great place for natural sciences students working on their master’s degree. UW is a large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.

Women make up 83% of the natural sciences majors at the school.

Full Natural Sciences at University of Wyoming Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for natural sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in natural sciences at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Natural Sciences at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

#6

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree natural sciences programs. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

Of the 5 students majoring in natural sciences at University at Buffalo, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Northeastern State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. NSU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Tahlequah.

Women make up 50% of the natural sciences majors at the school.

Full Natural Sciences at Northeastern State University Report

#8

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for natural sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.

Of the 3 students majoring in natural sciences at University of Arizona, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Natural Sciences at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Report

#10

Lincoln University

Jefferson City, MO

Lincoln University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree natural sciences programs. Located in the small city of Jefferson City, LU Missouri is a public school with a small student population.

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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 16 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 Agsftw.

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