2023 Most Popular General Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best General Physical Sciences Master'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.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular General Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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.
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2023 Most Popular General Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the physical science master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 10 Most Popular General Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the most popular school in the United States for general physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 38% of the physical science majors at the school.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Naval Postgraduate School is a great place for general physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public college with a small student population.
Women make up 31% of the physical science majors at the school.
Full General Physical Sciences at Naval Postgraduate School Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rochester Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. RIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.
Of the 9 students majoring in physical science at RIT, 78% are male and 22% are female.
Full General Physical Sciences at Rochester Institute of Technology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Southern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 7 students majoring in physical science at GaSou, 71% are male and 29% are female.
Full General Physical Sciences at Georgia Southern University Report
University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree general physical sciences programs. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock.
About 20% of the students majoring in physical science at the school are women while 80% are male.
Wesleyan University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Middletown, Wesleyan U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 67% of the physical science majors at the school.
With a ranking of #8, Marshall University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Marshall University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Huntington.
Of the 2 students majoring in physical science at Marshall University, 50% are male and 50% are female.
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Emporia State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular General Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. ESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Emporia.
Full General Physical Sciences at Emporia State University Report
Plymouth State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree general physical sciences programs. Plymouth State is a small public school located in the remote town of Plymouth.
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General Physical Sciences by Region
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Majors Related to Physical Science
One of 8 majors within the area of study, general physical sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| 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 13 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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