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2023 Most Popular Physics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Physics Graduate Certificate School for You

Physics is the #62 most popular major in the country with 3,727 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Physics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Physics program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for physics majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the most popular school for physics students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 11 students majoring in physics at Columbia, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in physics at UPenn, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at New York University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physics schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physics schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

Women make up 50% of the physics majors at the school.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Kutztown, Kutztown University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Physics Colleges by State

Explore the best physics colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 379
Pennsylvania 196
Maryland 94
New Jersey 66
District of Columbia 35
Delaware 17

One of 8 majors within the area of study, physics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 5,005
Geological & Earth Sciences 2,491
Materials Sciences 448
Astronomy & Astrophysics 371
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 342

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 A. T. Service.

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