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2023 Best Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

Physical Sciences is the #16 most popular major in the country with 12,705 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for physical sciences majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Physical Sciences

Our analysis found Virginia Commonwealth University to be the best school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . VCU is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richmond.

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#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Out of the 3 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the # 2 spot on the list. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

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#3

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of New Orleans. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of New Orleans, UNO is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Physical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best physical sciences schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 162
Florida 469
North Carolina 441
Virginia 241
Tennessee 161
Georgia 240
South Carolina 89
Louisiana 146
West Virginia 49
Kentucky 92
Arkansas 69
Alabama 123

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 3 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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