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2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Physical Sciences Master's Degree School for You

Physical Sciences is the #16 most popular major in the country with 12,705 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

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 in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 43 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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.

Check out the physical sciences master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

#1

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

Our analysis found University of Oregon to be the most popular school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . UO is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Eugene.

Of the 96 students majoring in physical sciences at UO, 66% are male and 34% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - San Diego is a great place for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

About 59% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 41% are male.

Full Physical Sciences at University of California - San Diego Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great place for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

About 47% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 53% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 88 students majoring in physical sciences at UCLA, 73% are male and 27% are female.

Full Physical Sciences at University of California - Los Angeles Report

Out of the 43 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.

About 27% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 73% are male.

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#6

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford 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 #6 on the list. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

Women make up 50% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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University of California - Irvine came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a very large student population.

About 46% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 54% are male.

Full Physical Sciences at University of California - Irvine Report

University of California - Santa Barbara ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 49 students majoring in physical sciences at UCSB, 73% are male and 27% are female.

Full Physical Sciences at University of California - Santa Barbara Report

University of California - Davis came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a very large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 67% are male.

Full Physical Sciences at University of California - Davis Report

With a ranking of #10, California Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Caltech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pasadena.

About 51% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 49% are male.

Full Physical Sciences at California Institute of Technology Report

Best Physical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best physical sciences schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,641
Washington 246
Oregon 215
Nevada 60
Hawaii 47
Alaska 31

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 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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