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2023 Best Physical Sciences Schools in Louisiana

2 Colleges
$43,350 Avg Salary
$25,496 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Physical Sciences School for You

In 2020-2021, 146 degrees and certificates were awarded to physical sciences students who went to a Louisiana college or university. This makes it the #16 most popular major in the state.

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 Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Louisiana to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Physical Sciences Schools in Louisiana

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

Top Louisiana Schools in Physical Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College the best school in Louisiana for physical sciences students. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Physical Sciences at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Report

#2

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Orleans. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Physical Sciences Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of New Orleans, UNO is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Physical Sciences at University of New Orleans Report

Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Physical Sciences Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 162
Florida 469
Virginia 241
Tennessee 161
North Carolina 441
Georgia 240
West Virginia 49
South Carolina 89
Kentucky 92
Arkansas 69
Alabama 123

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 2 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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