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2023 Most Popular Online Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools

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In 2020-2021, 12,705 people earned a degree or certificate in physical sciences, making the major the #16 most popular in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the United States to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online physical sciences graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our 2023 rankings named Western Michigan University the most popular online school in the United States for physical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

Women make up 83% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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#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 Most Popular Online Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of New Orleans, UNO is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best physical sciences schools in the United States. KU is a very large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

Women make up 33% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is a great place for physical sciences students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Socorro, New Mexico Tech is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 11 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - East landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Richmond, IU East is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 50% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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#4

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best physical sciences schools in the United States. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

About 50% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Indiana University - Northwest landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate physical sciences programs. Located in the small city of Gary, IU Northwest is a public college with a small student population.

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North Carolina State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate physical sciences programs. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Missouri University of Science and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for physical sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Millersville University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for physical sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Millersville, Millersville is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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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

Majors Similar 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 11 schools only.

  • 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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