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

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$70,619 Avg Salary

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

Physical Sciences is the #15 most popular major in Texas with 904 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

The Most Popular Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in Texas 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 analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the most popular school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Texas. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

Of the 88 students majoring in physical sciences at Texas A&M College Station, 69% are male and 31% are female.

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#2

University of Houston

Houston, TX

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in Texas. UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.

About 29% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 71% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great place for physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 36% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 64% are male.

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#4

Rice University

Houston, TX

Out of the 14 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 44% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 56% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Dallas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in Texas. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richardson.

Of the 27 students majoring in physical sciences at UT Dallas, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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#6

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for physical sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 25 students majoring in physical sciences at Baylor, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for physical sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 30% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 70% are male.

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#8

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree physical sciences programs. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 47% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in physical sciences at UTSA, 69% are male and 31% are female.

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Southern Methodist University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree physical sciences programs. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in physical sciences at SMU, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 255
Oklahoma 155
New Mexico 103

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 14 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.

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