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2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Oregon

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$70,619 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You

With 215 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, physical sciences is the #12 most popular major in Oregon.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Most Popular Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Oregon ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Oregon to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Physical Sciences program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for physical sciences majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

Our 2023 rankings named University of Oregon the most popular school in Oregon for physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Eugene, UO is a public school with a very large student population.

About 45% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 55% are male.

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#2

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

About 30% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 70% are male.

Full Physical Sciences at Oregon State University Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Portland State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in Oregon. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 27% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 73% are male.

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Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,641
Washington 246
Nevada 60
Hawaii 47
Alaska 31

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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