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2023 Most Popular General Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best General Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You

General Physical Sciences is the #257 most popular major in the country with 107 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular General Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Physical Sciences program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Rochester Institute of Technology to be the most popular school for general physical sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. RIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester.

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

Full General Physical Sciences at Rochester Institute of Technology Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Arkansas at Little Rock helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general physical sciences schools in the United States. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Little Rock.

Of the 12 students majoring in physical science at UA Little Rock, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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#3

Yale University

New Haven, CT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Yale University is a great place for general physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven.

About 17% of the students majoring in physical science at the school are women while 83% are male.

Full General Physical Sciences at Yale University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Wright State University - Main Campus is a great place for general physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

Read full report on General Physical Sciences at Wright State University - Main Campus

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

One of 8 majors within the area of study, general physical sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 5,005
Physics 3,727
Geological & Earth Sciences 2,491
Materials Sciences 448
Astronomy & Astrophysics 371

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).

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