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Best General Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

2023 Best General Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best General Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You

General Physical Sciences is the #147 most popular major in the country with 3,823 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best General Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best General Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for physical science majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top Schools for a Doctorate in General Physical Sciences

Our analysis found Rochester Institute of Technology to be the best school for general physical sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wright State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best General Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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General Physical Sciences by Region

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

One of 8 majors within the area of study, general physical sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Physical Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 21,239
Physics 13,674
Geological & Earth Sciences 7,821
Astronomy & Astrophysics 1,375
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 1,140

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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