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2023 Most Popular Other Physical Science Doctor's Degree Schools

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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.

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The Most Popular Other Physical Science Doctor'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 11 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 Other Physical Science program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for physical sciences (other) majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Greensboro the most popular school in the United States for physical sciences (other) students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 56% of the physical sciences (other) majors at the school.

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Out of the 11 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 71% of the physical sciences (other) majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Other Physical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means North Carolina A & T State University is a great place for physical sciences (other) students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in physical sciences (other) at NC A&T, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Alabama in Huntsville helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences (other) schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Huntsville, UAH is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in physical sciences (other) at the school are women while 75% are male.

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Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for physical sciences (other) students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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University of California - San Diego came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Other Physical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

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University of California - Merced did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for physical sciences (other) students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UC Merced is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Merced.

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#8

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree physical sciences (other) programs. Florida State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.

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With a ranking of #8, Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for physical sciences (other) students working on their doctor’s degree. Stevens is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hoboken.

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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 11 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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