2023 Best Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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The Best Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 29 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Physical Sciences Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The excellent master’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 large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
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The excellent master’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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Illinois State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for physical sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for physical sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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University of Notre Dame did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for physical sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. 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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Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly 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 |
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Physical Sciences Related Rankings by Major
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Physical Sciences
| 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 25 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).
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