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2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

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

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 35 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

Check out the physical sciences doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 94 students majoring in physical sciences at UIUC, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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Out of the 35 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 93 students majoring in physical sciences at U-M, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 67% are male.

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#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 35% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

About 34% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 66% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 41% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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#7

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Women make up 19% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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#8

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for physical sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 32% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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#9

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

University of Notre Dame ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 43% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 57% are male.

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With a ranking of #10, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

Of the 41 students majoring in physical sciences at IU Bloomington, 68% are male and 32% are female.

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Best Physical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best physical sciences schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

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

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 25 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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