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2023 Best Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You

Physical Sciences is the #16 most popular major in the country with 12,705 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Illinois Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best physical sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best physical sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Notre Dame helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best physical sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree physical sciences programs. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

With a ranking of #7, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.

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Indiana University - Bloomington ranked #8 on this year’s Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s best schools for physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Physical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best physical sciences colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 588
Indiana 270
Ohio 536
Wisconsin 210
Michigan 415

Physical Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 5,005
Physics 3,727
Geological & Earth Sciences 2,491
Materials Sciences 448
Astronomy & Astrophysics 371
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 342
Other Physical Science 191
General Physical Sciences 107
Physics and Astronomy 23

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Engineering Technologies 7,672

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 22 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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