Find Grad Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Most Popular Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

Find Schools Near

2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

2 Colleges

Finding the Best Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 559 degrees and certificates were awarded to physical sciences students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #18 most popular major in the state.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Massachusetts 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for physical sciences majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts Amherst the most popular school in Massachusetts for physical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 32% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

Full Physical Sciences at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a large student population.

Read More…

Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Rhode Island 111
Connecticut 253
New Hampshire 62
Maine 19
Vermont 12

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 2 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.

Featured Schools

Find Graduate Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited graduate schools across the U.S.