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2023 Most Popular General Physical Sciences Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best General Physical Sciences 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. 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 General Physical Sciences Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the New England Region to see which 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.

Check out the physical science programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

#1

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Our analysis found Yale University to be the most popular school for general physical sciences students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

Full General Physical Sciences at Yale University Report

#2

Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wesleyan University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Physical Sciences Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Middletown, Wesleyan U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on General Physical Sciences at Wesleyan University

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Plymouth State University is a great place for general physical sciences students. Plymouth State is a small public school located in the remote town of Plymouth.

Full General Physical Sciences at Plymouth State University Report

Best General Physical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general physical sciences schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 19
New Hampshire 0

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 3 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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