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

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$63,256 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 253 degrees and certificates were awarded to physical sciences students who went to a Connecticut college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

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 Connecticut to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Connecticut 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.

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

#1

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Yale University the most popular school in Connecticut for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven.

About 30% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 70% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Connecticut is a great place for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

About 38% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 63% are male.

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#3

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Haven. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. University of New Haven is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Haven.

Women make up 75% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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#4

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sacred Heart University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.

About 64% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 36% are male.

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#5

Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wesleyan University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the small city of Middletown, Wesleyan U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in physical sciences at Wesleyan U, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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Southern Connecticut State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the city of New Haven, SCSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 63% are male.

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#7

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

University of Saint Joseph landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree physical sciences programs. Located in the suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in physical sciences at USJ, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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Western Connecticut State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. Located in the small city of Danbury, WestConn is a public school with a small student population.

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

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Central Connecticut State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree physical sciences programs. CCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Britain.

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Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Physical Sciences Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 559
Rhode Island 111
New Hampshire 62
Maine 19
Vermont 12

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 9 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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