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

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

Physical Sciences is the #15 most popular major in Texas with 904 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

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 Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in Texas 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for physical sciences majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the most popular school in Texas for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

Of the 81 students majoring in physical sciences at Texas A&M College Station, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in Texas. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

Women make up 39% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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#4

Rice University

Houston, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rice University is a great place for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 36 students majoring in physical sciences at Rice, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a great place for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in physical sciences at UT Austin, 69% are male and 31% are female.

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The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree physical sciences programs. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richardson.

Of the 23 students majoring in physical sciences at UT Dallas, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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Texas A&M University - Commerce came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Texas A&M Commerce is a large public school located in the distant town of Commerce.

Of the 23 students majoring in physical sciences at Texas A&M Commerce, 74% are male and 26% are female.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree physical sciences programs. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 39% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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#10

Baylor University

Waco, TX

With a ranking of #10, Baylor University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in physical sciences at Baylor, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 255
Oklahoma 155
New Mexico 103

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 28 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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