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2023 Best Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, physical sciences was ranked #16 in the country. In fact 12,705 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

The Best Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the New England Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Physical Sciences Master's Degree Colleges.

Top New England Region Schools for a Master's in Physical Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named Northeastern University the best school in the New England Region for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Brandeis University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best physical sciences schools in the New England Region . Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham.

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#3

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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Out of the 8 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the # 4 spot on the list. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a great place for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. UMass Lowell is a large public school located in the large suburb of Lowell.

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University of Connecticut came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

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University of Rhode Island 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. URI is a large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus 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 small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Physical Sciences Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 559
Rhode Island 111
Connecticut 253
New Hampshire 62
Maine 19
Vermont 12

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 8 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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