2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You
Physical Sciences is the #16 most popular major in the country with 12,705 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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.
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2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Most Popular Far Western US Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Physical Sciences
Our 2023 rankings named Portland State University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for physical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Portland State University is a very large public school located in the city of Portland.
About 50% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 50% are male.
Out of the 7 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Naval Postgraduate School landed the # 2 spot on the list. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Monterey.
Out of the 7 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for physical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Oregon University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Monmouth, Western Oregon State College is a public college with a small student population.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of California - Davis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Best Physical Sciences Colleges by State
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 1,641 |
| Washington | 246 |
| Oregon | 215 |
| Nevada | 60 |
| Hawaii | 47 |
| Alaska | 31 |
Majors Related to Physical Sciences
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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 7 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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