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2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

Check out the physical sciences graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found University of Utah to be the most popular school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of U is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

Women make up 50% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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Our 2023 rankings named Montana State University the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for physical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. MSU Bozeman is a large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado School of Mines landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Golden, Mines is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Idaho State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. ISU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pocatello.

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Best Physical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best physical sciences schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 126
Colorado 317
Montana 49
Idaho 39
Wyoming 36

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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