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

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

In 2020-2021, 126 degrees and certificates were awarded to physical sciences students who went to a Utah college or university. This makes it the #14 most popular major in the state.

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.

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 Utah ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Utah 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.

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found University of Utah to be the most popular school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Utah. 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.

Full Physical Sciences at University of Utah Report

Out of the 3 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Physical Sciences at Utah State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Utah list. Located in the midsize 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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State Degrees Awarded
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 3 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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