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Most Popular Online Natural Sciences Schools

2023 Most Popular Online Natural Sciences Schools

9 Colleges
$25,745 Avg Salary
$18,648 Avg Student Debt

Natural Sciences is the #213 most popular major in the country with 2,214 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Natural Sciences Schools ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for natural sciences majors pursuing an online .

Our 2023 rankings named Mesa Community College the most popular online school in the United States for natural sciences students. Mesa Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mesa.

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The excellent online programs at American Public University System helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural sciences schools in the United States. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

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The excellent online programs at Scottsdale Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural sciences schools in the United States. Scottsdale Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Scottsdale.

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#4

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ

Out of the 9 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Rio Salado College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Rio Salado College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

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The excellent online programs at University of Alaska Fairbanks helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural sciences schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

Excelsior College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best natural sciences programs. Located in the city of Albany, Excelsior College is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Mohave Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Natural Sciences Schools ranking. Located in the rural area of Kingman, MCC is a public college with a small student population.

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Arkansas State University - Newport came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Natural Sciences Schools ranking. ASUN is a small public school located in the rural area of Newport.

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#9

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

With a ranking of #9, Washburn University did quite well on this year’s best schools for natural sciences students. Washburn University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Topeka.

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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Natural Sciences is one of 44 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Natural Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 34,975
Biological & Physical Science 30,075
Interdisciplinary Studies 9,074
International Studies 7,368
Nutrition Science 5,330

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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 Agsftw.

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