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2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Plains States 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Missouri State University - Springfield the most popular school in the Plains States Region for physical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Springfield.

Of the 14 students majoring in physical sciences at Missouri State, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 33% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Emporia State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. ESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Emporia.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Missouri - St Louis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in the Plains States Region . UMSL is a large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

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Best Physical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best physical sciences colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 102
Missouri 208
Minnesota 157
Iowa 103
North Dakota 25
Nebraska 40
South Dakota 48

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

Majors Similar 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 6 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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