2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Physical Sciences School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, physical sciences was ranked #16 in the country. In fact 12,705 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
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The Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the New England Region to see which 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.
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2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools
Our analysis found Yale University to be the most popular school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great place for physical sciences students. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a great place for physical sciences students. Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in the New England Region list. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.
With a ranking of #6, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for physical sciences students. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.
Boston University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in the New England Region ranking. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
University of Rhode Island did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for physical sciences students. It came in at #8 on the list. URI is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.
Boston College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #10, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for physical sciences students. Located in the small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Best Physical Sciences Colleges by State
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 559 |
| Rhode Island | 111 |
| Connecticut | 253 |
| New Hampshire | 62 |
| Maine | 19 |
| Vermont | 12 |
Physical Sciences Related Majors
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Physical Sciences
| 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 25 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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