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

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

In 2020-2021, 146 degrees and certificates were awarded to physical sciences students who went to a Louisiana college or university. This makes it the #16 most popular major in the state.

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.

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 Louisiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Louisiana 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College the most popular school in Louisiana for physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public college with a very large student population.

About 37% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 63% are male.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulane University of Louisiana. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.

Women make up 29% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at Tulane University of Louisiana

#3

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of New Orleans is a great place for physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of New Orleans, UNO is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 75% are male.

Full Physical Sciences at University of New Orleans Report

Out of the 4 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the # 4 spot on the list. UL Lafayette is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette.

Full Physical Sciences at University of Louisiana at Lafayette Report

Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 162
Florida 469
Virginia 241
Tennessee 161
North Carolina 441
Georgia 240
West Virginia 49
South Carolina 89
Kentucky 92
Arkansas 69
Alabama 123

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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