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

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

In 2020-2021, 253 degrees and certificates were awarded to physical sciences students who went to a Connecticut college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Connecticut to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Connecticut 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.

#1

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Our analysis found Yale University to be the most popular school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Connecticut. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

Of the 61 students majoring in physical sciences at Yale, 59% are male and 41% are female.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at Yale University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Connecticut is a great place for physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

Women make up 46% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

Full Physical Sciences at University of Connecticut Report

#3

Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wesleyan University is a great place for physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Middletown, Wesleyan U is a private not-for-profit school with a small 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 New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 559
Rhode Island 111
New Hampshire 62
Maine 19
Vermont 12

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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