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2023 Best Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

10 Colleges
$70,619 Avg Salary

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

Physical Sciences is the #15 most popular major in Texas with 904 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas

Check out the physical sciences doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best school in Texas for physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

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#2

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Out of the 10 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 2 spot on the list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.

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#3

Baylor University

Waco, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Baylor University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of North Texas landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree physical sciences programs. UNT is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

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The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #7 on this year’s Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree physical sciences programs. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a very large student population.

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The University of Texas at Dallas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the city of Richardson.

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The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for physical sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of El Paso, UTEP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 255
Oklahoma 155
New Mexico 103

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 10 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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