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

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$70,619 Avg Salary

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

With 102 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, physical sciences is the #18 most popular major in Kansas.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

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 Kansas ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Kansas 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Our 2023 rankings named University of Kansas the most popular school in Kansas for physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Physical Sciences at University of Kansas Report

#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Kansas State University is a great place for physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

About 27% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 73% are male.

Full Physical Sciences at Kansas State University Report

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

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Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 208
Minnesota 157
Iowa 103
North Dakota 25
Nebraska 40
South Dakota 48

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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