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2023 Most Popular Other Physical Science Schools

21 Colleges
$38,982 Avg Salary
$26,811 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Other Physical Science School for You

In 2020-2021, 191 people earned a degree or certificate in physical sciences (other), making the major the #226 most popular in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Other Physical Science Schools ranking. This report analyzed 21 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 Other Physical Science program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Other Physical Science Colleges.

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Johns Hopkins University the most popular school in the United States for physical sciences (other) students. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

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The excellent programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best physical sciences (other) schools in the United States. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Alabama in Huntsville is a great place for physical sciences (other) students. Located in the medium-sized city of Huntsville, UAH is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Other Physical Science Schools list. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Other Physical Science Schools list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Other Physical Science Schools ranking. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for physical sciences (other) students. It came in at #7 on the list. UofSC is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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North Carolina A & T State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular physical sciences (other) programs. Located in the city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public school with a large student population.

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#9

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for physical sciences (other) students. It came in at #9 on the list. Old Dominion is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

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#9

Iona College

New Rochelle, NY

Iona College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Other Physical Science Schools ranking. Iona is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of New Rochelle.

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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, physical sciences (other) 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 21 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 NASA.

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