2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region
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.
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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 Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 81 schools in the Southeast 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.
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2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for physical sciences majors pursuing a .
Top 15% Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Florida State University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for physical sciences students. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tallahassee.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Mississippi State University is a great place for physical sciences students. Mississippi State is a very large public school located in the remote town of Mississippi State.
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The excellent programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best physical sciences schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a very large student population.
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Out of the 81 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out of the 81 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for physical sciences students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Duke University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular physical sciences programs. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.
University of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for physical sciences students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.
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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for physical sciences students. It came in at #10 on the list. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.
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With a ranking of #11, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for physical sciences students. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Florida International University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. FIU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Miami.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA |
| 14 | University of North Carolina at Wilmington | Wilmington, NC |
| 15 | University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL |
| 15 | University of South Florida - Main Campus | Tampa, FL |
Best Physical Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best physical sciences colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 162 |
| Florida | 469 |
| North Carolina | 441 |
| Virginia | 241 |
| Tennessee | 161 |
| Georgia | 240 |
| South Carolina | 89 |
| Louisiana | 146 |
| West Virginia | 49 |
| Kentucky | 92 |
| Arkansas | 69 |
| Alabama | 123 |
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 Related Majors
| 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 26 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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