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2023 Most Popular Online General Physical Sciences Schools

12 Colleges
$26,561 Avg Salary
$12,761 Avg Student Debt

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online General Physical Sciences Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the United States to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online physical science programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Richard Bland College of William and Mary

South Prince George, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Richard Bland College of William and Mary the most popular online school in the United States for general physical sciences students. Located in the rural area of South Prince George, RBC is a public school with a small student population.

Physical Science majors at RBC take out an average of $12,000 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $129.

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The excellent online programs at Mesa Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general physical sciences schools in the United States. Located in the city of Mesa, Mesa Community College is a public school with a large student population.

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Out of the 12 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Scottsdale Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Scottsdale, Scottsdale Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Physical Sciences Schools list. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ

Out of the 12 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Rio Salado College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, Rio Salado College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Compton College

Compton, CA

Compton College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Physical Sciences Schools list. Compton College is a small public school located in the suburb of Compton.

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Reading Area Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online General Physical Sciences Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Reading, RACC is a public college with a small student population.

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#8

College of San Mateo

San Mateo, CA

With a ranking of #8, College of San Mateo did quite well on this year’s best schools for general physical sciences students. CSM is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of San Mateo.

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Barton County Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general physical sciences programs. Located in the rural area of Great Bend, Barton Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Fort Hays State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online General Physical Sciences Schools ranking. FHSU is a large public school located in the town of Hays.

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

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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 12 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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