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2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in Indiana

12 Colleges
$43,401 Avg Salary
$22,806 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Physical Sciences School for You

With 270 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, physical sciences is the #17 most popular major in Indiana.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in Indiana ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Indiana to see which 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 .

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our analysis found Purdue University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Indiana. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in Indiana list. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

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#3

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Notre Dame is a great place for physical sciences students. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#4

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in Indiana list. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 12 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a very large student population.

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Indiana University - East did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for physical sciences students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the rural area of Richmond, IU East is a public school with a small student population.

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Indiana University - Northwest came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in Indiana ranking. Located in the small city of Gary, IU Northwest is a public college with a small student population.

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#8

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Indiana State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in Indiana list. Indiana State is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Terre Haute.

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Indiana University - Southeast ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in Indiana list. Indiana University - Southeast is a small public school located in the suburb of New Albany.

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With a ranking of #9, Indiana University - Kokomo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for physical sciences students. IU Kokomo is a small public school located in the small city of Kokomo.

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State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 588
Ohio 536
Wisconsin 210
Michigan 415

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 12 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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