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2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in Washington

4 Colleges
$37,191 Avg Salary
$20,943 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Physical Sciences School for You

In 2020-2021, 246 degrees and certificates were awarded to physical sciences students who went to a Washington college or university. This makes it the #12 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'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Washington to see which ones were the most popular 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 Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Washington - Seattle Campus the most popular school in Washington for physical sciences students. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in Washington list. WWU is a large public school located in the small city of Bellingham.

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Out of the 4 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the town of Pullman.

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Out of the 4 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
California 1,641
Oregon 215
Nevada 60
Hawaii 47
Alaska 31

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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