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

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

Physical Sciences is the #16 most popular major in Minnesota with 157 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Minnesota 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 Minnesota.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Minnesota - Twin Cities the most popular school in Minnesota for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

About 45% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 55% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Duluth is a great place for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. UMN Duluth is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Duluth.

Women make up 27% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

Full Physical Sciences at University of Minnesota - Duluth Report

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

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at The College of Saint Scholastica helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in Minnesota. Located in the city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Saint Cloud State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in Minnesota. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

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Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 102
Missouri 208
Iowa 103
North Dakota 25
Nebraska 40
South Dakota 48

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 5 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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