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2023 Best Physical Sciences Schools in Connecticut

1 College
$40,421 Avg Salary
$24,501 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Physical Sciences School for You

In 2020-2021, 253 degrees and certificates were awarded to physical sciences students who went to a Connecticut college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Physical Sciences Schools in Connecticut ranking. This report analyzed 1 schools in Connecticut to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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The following school tops our list of the Best Physical Sciences Colleges.

Best Physical Sciences School

Our analysis found University of Connecticut to be the best school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Connecticut. UCONN is a very large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

Full Physical Sciences at University of Connecticut Report

Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 559
Rhode Island 111
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 values are for the top school 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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