2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Physical Sciences School for You
Physical Sciences is the #16 most popular major in the country with 12,705 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 57 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular 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.
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2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for physical sciences students. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out of the 57 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great place for physical sciences students. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.
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The excellent programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best physical sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #7, Michigan State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for physical sciences students. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.
With a ranking of #8, Northwestern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for physical sciences students. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for physical sciences students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a fairly large student population.
University of Akron Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.
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Best Physical Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best physical sciences schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 588 |
| Indiana | 270 |
| Ohio | 536 |
| Wisconsin | 210 |
| Michigan | 415 |
Majors Related to Physical Sciences
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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 25 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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