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2023 Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best Biological & Physical Science School for You

Biological & Physical Science is the #38 most popular major in the country with 30,075 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in the New England 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 Biological & Physical Science program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Massasoit Community College the most popular school in the New England Region for biological and physical science students. Located in the large suburb of Brockton, Massasoit Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 13 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the # 2 spot on the list. URI is a large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.

Full Biological & Physical Science at University of Rhode Island Report

#3

Saint Anselm College

Manchester, NH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Anselm College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, St. Anselm College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of North Dartmouth.

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#5

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Dartmouth College is a great place for biological and physical science students. Dartmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Hanover.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for biological and physical science students. It came in at #6 on the list. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

Full Biological & Physical Science at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

With a ranking of #7, Community College of Rhode Island did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biological and physical science students. CCRI is a large public school located in the small city of Warwick.

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#8

Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT

Wesleyan University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small city of Middletown, Wesleyan U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Northern Essex Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for biological and physical science students. It came in at #9 on the list. NECC is a small public school located in the large suburb of Haverhill.

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#10

Cambridge College

Boston, MA

Cambridge College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for biological and physical science students. It came in at #10 on the list. Cambridge College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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Best Biological & Physical Science Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 110
Connecticut 6
New Hampshire 31
Rhode Island 30
Vermont 0

Biological & Physical Science is one of 44 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 34,975
Interdisciplinary Studies 9,074
International Studies 7,368
Nutrition Science 5,330
Behavioral Science 4,169

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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