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2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Colorado Boulder to be the most popular school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Boulder.

About 16% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 84% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Colorado School of Mines helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the suburb of Golden, Mines is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 35% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 38% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of U is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

About 56% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 44% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 21% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 79% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. MSU Bozeman is a large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

Women make up 21% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 32% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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#8

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. UW is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.

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

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Boise State 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 #9 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Boise, Boise State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 62% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 38% are male.

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#10

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho 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 #10 on the list. U of I is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Moscow.

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

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Best Physical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best physical sciences colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 126
Colorado 317
Montana 49
Idaho 39
Wyoming 36

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 17 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.

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