2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in Massachusetts
Finding the Best Physical Sciences School for You
In 2020-2021, 559 degrees and certificates were awarded to physical sciences students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #18 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.
The Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones were the most popular 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.
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2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in Massachusetts
Check out the physical sciences programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Massachusetts.
Top 10 Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the most popular school in Massachusetts for physical sciences students. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in Massachusetts list. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
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The excellent programs at University of Massachusetts Amherst helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best physical sciences schools in Massachusetts. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.
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The excellent programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best physical sciences schools in Massachusetts. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Out of the 13 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.
University of Massachusetts - Lowell ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Northeastern University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Tufts University 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. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.
Brandeis University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
University of Massachusetts - Boston came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public college with a large student population.
Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the New England Region
Explore all the Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Rhode Island | 111 |
| Connecticut | 253 |
| New Hampshire | 62 |
| Maine | 19 |
| Vermont | 12 |
Majors Related to Physical Sciences
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 13 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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