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

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

Physical Sciences is the #21 most popular major in Missouri with 208 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Missouri 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.

Our 2023 rankings named Washington University in St Louis the most popular school in Missouri for physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 42% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 58% are male.

Full Physical Sciences at Washington University in St Louis Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great place for physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

About 28% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 72% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Missouri University of Science and Technology is a great place for physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.

Women make up 38% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

Full Physical Sciences at Missouri University of Science and Technology Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Missouri - St Louis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in Missouri. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 17% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Saint Louis University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in Missouri. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 60% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

Full Physical Sciences at Saint Louis University Report

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
Kansas 102
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

Majors Similar to Physical Sciences

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 5 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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