2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Physical Sciences Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 12,705 people earned a degree or certificate in physical sciences, making the major the #16 most popular in the United States.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 364 schools in the United States to see which master's degree 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.
Featured schools near , edit
2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Master's in Physical Sciences
Our analysis found Johns Hopkins University to be the most popular school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.
Of the 167 students majoring in physical sciences at Johns Hopkins, 37% are male and 63% are female.
Read full report on Physical Sciences at Johns Hopkins University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Women make up 47% of the physical sciences majors at the school.
Full Physical Sciences at Columbia University in the City of New York Report
The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in the United States. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.
About 34% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 66% are male.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Oregon is a great place for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. UO is a fairly large public school located in the city of Eugene.
About 34% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 66% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Mississippi State is a very large public school located in the town of Mississippi State.
About 48% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 52% are male.
Read full report on Physical Sciences at Mississippi State University
University of California - San Diego landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree physical sciences programs. UCSD is a very large public school located in the city of La Jolla.
Women make up 59% of the physical sciences majors at the school.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for physical sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle.
Women make up 47% of the physical sciences majors at the school.
Read full report on Physical Sciences at University of Washington - Seattle Campus
With a ranking of #8, Princeton University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Princeton.
Of the 91 students majoring in physical sciences at Princeton, 68% are male and 32% are female.
With a ranking of #9, Florida State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Florida State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.
Women make up 40% of the physical sciences majors at the school.
University of California - Los Angeles came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 27% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 73% are male.
Full Physical Sciences at University of California - Los Angeles Report
University of Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for physical sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
About 37% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 63% are male.
Read full report on Physical Sciences at University of Chicago
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for physical sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 87 students majoring in physical sciences at U-M, 52% are male and 48% are female.
Read full report on Physical Sciences at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree physical sciences programs. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 38% of the physical sciences majors at the school.
University of Rochester came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rochester.
Women make up 33% of the physical sciences majors at the school.
New York University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree physical sciences programs. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 30% of the physical sciences majors at the school.
Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for physical sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.
Women make up 40% of the physical sciences majors at the school.
Read full report on Physical Sciences at Texas A&M University - College Station
University of California - Berkeley ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 27% of the physical sciences majors at the school.
Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a very large student population.
About 52% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 48% are male.
Yale University ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Women make up 30% of the physical sciences majors at the school.
Carnegie Mellon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for physical sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
Women make up 34% of the physical sciences majors at the school.
Read full report on Physical Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University
With a ranking of #21, Cornell University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 33% of the physical sciences majors at the school.
University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for physical sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 36% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 64% are male.
Georgia State University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 66 students majoring in physical sciences at Georgia State, 48% are male and 52% are female.
With a ranking of #23, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.
Women make up 45% of the physical sciences majors at the school.
The Graduate Center, CUNY came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 44% of the physical sciences majors at the school.
Rest of the Top Most Popular Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools
Remaining Award Winners
This list shows the rest of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 364 different United States physical sciences schools we analyzed.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | University of California - Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz, CA |
| 50 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Edinburg, TX |
| 53 | Missouri State University - Springfield | Springfield, MO |
| 54 | Indiana University - Bloomington | Bloomington, IN |
| 54 | University of California - Riverside | Riverside, CA |
| 54 | The University of Tennessee - Knoxville | Knoxville, TN |
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC |
| 57 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | Honolulu, HI |
| 59 | Kent State University at Kent | Kent, OH |
| 59 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, IL |
| 59 | University of Maryland - College Park | College Park, MD |
| 62 | Washington University in St Louis | Saint Louis, MO |
| 62 | Duke University | Durham, NC |
| 62 | Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI |
| 65 | San Francisco State University | San Francisco, CA |
| 65 | East Carolina University | Greenville, NC |
| 65 | University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT |
| 68 | Villanova University | Villanova, PA |
| 68 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte, NC |
| 68 | Wright State University - Main Campus | Dayton, OH |
| 68 | University of Virginia - Main Campus | Charlottesville, VA |
| 68 | The University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX |
| 68 | The University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, AL |
Physical Sciences by Region
View the Most Popular Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
| Region |
|---|
| Southeast |
| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
| Plains States |
| Middle Atlantic |
| Far Western US |
| Southwest |
| Great Lakes |
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 |
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 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.
Featured Schools
Request Info
|
Southern New Hampshire University You have goals. Southern New Hampshire University can help you get there. Whether you need a bachelor's degree to get into a career or want a master's degree to move up in your current career, SNHU has an online program for you. Find your degree from over 200 online programs. Learn More > |
GradDegree.com provides higher-education, college and university, degree, program, career, salary, and other helpful information to students, faculty, institutions, and other internet audiences. Presented information and data are subject to change. Inclusion on this website does not imply or represent a direct relationship with the company, school, or brand. Information, though believed correct at time of publication, may not be correct, and no warranty is provided. Contact the schools to verify any information before relying on it. Financial aid may be available for those who qualify. The displayed options may include sponsored or recommended results, not necessarily based on your preferences.
© GradDegree.com – All Rights Reserved.