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2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

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Finding the Best Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

With 415 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, physical sciences is the #14 most popular major in Michigan.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Michigan 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Western Michigan University the most popular school in Michigan for physical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in physical sciences at WMU, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#2

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Oakland University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in Michigan. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

Full Physical Sciences at Oakland University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Michigan Technological University is a great place for physical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at Michigan Technological University

Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Physical Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 588
Indiana 270
Ohio 536
Wisconsin 210

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.

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