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2023 Best Physical Sciences Schools in Michigan

4 Colleges
$35,888 Avg Salary
$23,539 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Physical Sciences School for You

With 415 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, physical sciences is the #14 most popular major in Michigan.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Physical Sciences Schools in Michigan

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

Top Michigan Schools in Physical Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the best school in Michigan for physical sciences students. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The excellent programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best physical sciences schools in Michigan. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Physical Sciences at Michigan State University Report

Out of the 4 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a large student population.

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#4

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Physical Sciences Schools in Michigan list. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a fairly 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
Indiana 270
Ohio 536
Wisconsin 210

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 4 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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