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2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, physical sciences was ranked #16 in the country. In fact 12,705 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

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 the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Southwest Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the most popular school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 60% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the # 2 spot on the list. UTSA is a very large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

About 25% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 75% are male.

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#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great place for physical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in physical sciences at University of Arizona, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in the Southwest Region . New Mexico Tech is a small public school located in the town of Socorro.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at New Mexico Highlands University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in the Southwest Region . New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school located in the remote town of Las Vegas.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at El Paso is a great place for physical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. UTEP is a very large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

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Texas Woman’s University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for physical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.

Full Physical Sciences at The University of Texas at Arlington Report

Best Physical Sciences Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 255
Texas 904
Oklahoma 155
New Mexico 103

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 9 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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