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2023 Most Popular Online Physical Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region

3 Colleges
$42,323 Avg Salary
$23,308 Avg Student Debt

Physical Sciences is the #16 most popular major in the country with 12,705 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Physical Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Physical Sciences Colleges.

Our analysis found Western Michigan University to be the most popular school for physical sciences students who want to pursue an online degree in the Great Lakes Region . WMU is a large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University - East. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Physical Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Richmond, IU East is a public college with a small student population.

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The excellent online programs at Indiana University - Northwest helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best physical sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Gary, IU Northwest is a public college with a small student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 588
Indiana 270
Ohio 536
Wisconsin 210
Michigan 415

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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

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 3 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.

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