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2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

17 Colleges
$40,145 Avg Salary
$23,423 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Physical Sciences School for You

Physical Sciences is the #16 most popular major in the country with 12,705 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Boulder the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for physical sciences students. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 17 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado School of Mines landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Golden, Mines is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

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#5

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wyoming. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UW is a fairly large public school located in the town of Laramie.

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With a ranking of #6, Utah State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for physical sciences students. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Montana State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular physical sciences programs. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the town of Bozeman.

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With a ranking of #8, Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for physical sciences students. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#9

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of I is a large public school located in the town of Moscow.

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Boise State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular physical sciences programs. Located in the midsize city of Boise, Boise State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Physical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best physical sciences schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 126
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 17 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.

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