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

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$70,619 Avg Salary

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

With 270 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, physical sciences is the #17 most popular major in Indiana.

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.

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 Indiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Indiana to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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 Indiana.

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our analysis found Purdue University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Indiana. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 35% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 65% are male.

Full Physical Sciences at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

#2

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Notre Dame is a great place for physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 42 students majoring in physical sciences at Notre Dame, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in Indiana. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a great place for physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a fairly 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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Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Physical Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 588
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 4 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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