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2023 Best Physical Sciences Schools in North Carolina

6 Colleges
$41,310 Avg Salary
$22,931 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Physical Sciences School for You

Physical Sciences is the #11 most popular major in North Carolina with 441 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Physical Sciences Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in North Carolina to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Physical Sciences Schools in North Carolina

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

Top North Carolina Schools in Physical Sciences

#1

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Wake Forest University the best school in North Carolina for physical sciences students. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a great place for physical sciences students. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Physical Sciences Schools in North Carolina list. ECU is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a great place for physical sciences students. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Physical Sciences at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report

With a ranking of #6, University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well on this year’s best schools for physical sciences students. UNCW is a fairly large public school located in the city of Wilmington.

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Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 162
Florida 469
Virginia 241
Tennessee 161
Georgia 240
South Carolina 89
Louisiana 146
West Virginia 49
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 6 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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