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2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in Texas

32 Colleges
$44,195 Avg Salary
$22,497 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Physical Sciences School for You

Physical Sciences is the #15 most popular major in Texas with 904 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Texas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in Texas 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the most popular school in Texas for physical sciences students. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

Full Physical Sciences at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

#2

University of Houston

Houston, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great place for physical sciences students. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

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The excellent programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best physical sciences schools in Texas. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Rice University

Houston, TX

Out of the 32 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great place for physical sciences students. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular physical sciences programs. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the city of Richardson.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for physical sciences students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Physical Sciences at The University of Texas at San Antonio Report

#8

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor 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. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Texas at Arlington 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 large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Physical Sciences at The University of Texas at Arlington Report

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular physical sciences programs. Located in the midsize city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Physical Sciences at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Report

Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 255
Oklahoma 155
New Mexico 103

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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