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

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

Physical Sciences is the #13 most popular major in Maryland with 316 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Maryland 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.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland - College Park the most popular school in Maryland for physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

Women make up 36% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in Maryland. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

Women make up 27% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Maryland - Baltimore County helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in Maryland. UMBC is a large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.

Women make up 33% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

Full Physical Sciences at University of Maryland - Baltimore County Report

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
New Jersey 280
District of Columbia 87
Delaware 69

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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