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2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in South Carolina

4 Colleges
$37,580 Avg Salary
$25,902 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Physical Sciences School for You

With 89 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, physical sciences is the #14 most popular major in South Carolina.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in South Carolina 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.

Check out the physical sciences programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in South Carolina.

Our 2023 rankings named University of South Carolina - Columbia the most popular school in South Carolina for physical sciences students. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in South Carolina list. Clemson is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

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#3

Furman University

Greenville, SC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Furman University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in South Carolina list. Furman is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Greenville.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Coastal Carolina University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in South Carolina list. Coastal Carolina University is a large public school located in the small city of Conway.

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Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Physical Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 162
Florida 469
North Carolina 441
Virginia 241
Tennessee 161
Georgia 240
Louisiana 146
West Virginia 49
Kentucky 92
Arkansas 69
Alabama 123

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

Majors Similar 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 4 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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