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2023 Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains 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. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which programs were the most popular 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 analysis found University of Colorado at Colorado Springs to be the most popular school for biological and physical science students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

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#3

University of Denver

Denver, CO

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Denver is a great place for biological and physical science students. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Northern Wyoming Community College District helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best biological and physical science schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Northern Wyoming Community College District is a small public school located in the remote town of Sheridan.

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The excellent programs at The University of Montana helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best biological and physical science schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Missoula, UM is a public college with a large student population.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.

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Montana State University - Billings ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Montana State University - Billings is a small public school located in the city of Billings.

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Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular biological and physical science programs. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

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Colorado Christian University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood, CCU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Utah Valley University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Biological & Physical Science Colleges by State

Explore the best biological and physical science schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 54
Utah 0
Montana 2
Wyoming 6

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 11 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).

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