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2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Michigan

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$63,256 Avg Salary

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

With 415 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, physical sciences is the #14 most popular major in Michigan.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Master's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in Michigan 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for physical sciences majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the most popular school in Michigan for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

About 48% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 52% are male.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 8 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 54% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western Michigan University is a great place for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in physical sciences at WMU, 76% are male and 24% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Michigan Technological University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in Michigan. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 44% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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#4

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Out of the 8 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in physical sciences at Wayne State, 78% are male and 22% are female.

Full Physical Sciences at Wayne State University Report

#6

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

With a ranking of #6, Central Michigan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 9% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

Full Physical Sciences at Central Michigan University Report

Eastern Michigan University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#7

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

With a ranking of #7, Oakland University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.

Women make up 40% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

Full Physical Sciences at Oakland University Report

Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 588
Indiana 270
Ohio 536
Wisconsin 210

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 8 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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