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2023 Best Physical Sciences Schools in Indiana

5 Colleges
$43,401 Avg Salary
$22,806 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Physical Sciences School for You

With 270 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, physical sciences is the #17 most popular major in Indiana.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Physical Sciences Schools in Indiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Indiana to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Physical Sciences Schools in Indiana

The following schools top our list of the Best Physical Sciences Colleges.

Top Indiana Schools in Physical Sciences

#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Our 2023 rankings named University of Notre Dame the best school in Indiana for physical sciences students. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The excellent programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best physical sciences schools in Indiana. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best physical sciences schools in Indiana. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

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#4

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

The excellent programs at Ball State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best physical sciences schools in Indiana. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a great place for physical sciences students. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 588
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 5 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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