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2023 Most Popular Physics Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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Finding the Best Physics Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 196 degrees and certificates were awarded to physics students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #62 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Pennsylvania 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Physics Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the most popular school in Pennsylvania for physics students working on their graduate certificate. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Women make up 33% of the physics majors at the school.

Read full report on Physics at University of Pennsylvania

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physics schools in Pennsylvania. Kutztown University is a moderately-sized public school located in the fringe town of Kutztown.

Read full report on Physics at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Best Physics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Physics is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

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 2 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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