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

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$70,619 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, physical sciences was ranked 10th in Delaware. In fact, 69 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Delaware ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Delaware 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Delaware the most popular school in Delaware for physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UD is a very large public school located in the suburb of Newark.

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

Read full report on Physical Sciences at University of Delaware

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Delaware State University is a great place for physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Dover, Del State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at Delaware State University

Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,126
Pennsylvania 573
Maryland 316
New Jersey 280
District of Columbia 87

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 2 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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