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2023 Most Popular General Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best General Physical Sciences Bachelor'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular General Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 74 schools in the United States to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Physical Sciences program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the most popular school in the United States for general physical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

About 65% of the students majoring in physical science at the school are women while 35% are male.

Full General Physical Sciences at The Graduate Center, CUNY Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.

Women make up 43% of the physical science majors at the school.

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#3

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Out of the 74 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Villanova University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.

Women make up 56% of the physical science majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend United States Naval Academy. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Annapolis is a small public school located in the large suburb of Annapolis.

Of the 18 students majoring in physical science at Annapolis, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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Out of the 74 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Institute of Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.

About 29% of the students majoring in physical science at the school are women while 71% are male.

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#5

Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Wesleyan University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general physical sciences schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Middletown, Wesleyan U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 43% of the physical science majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - Santa Cruz is a great place for general physical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in physical science at UC Santa Cruz, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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#8

Covenant College

Lookout Mountain, GA

With a ranking of #8, Covenant College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general physical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Covenant is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Lookout Mountain.

Of the 10 students majoring in physical science at Covenant, 80% are male and 20% are female.

Full General Physical Sciences at Covenant College Report

#8

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

Of the 10 students majoring in physical science at K -State, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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California State University - Fresno ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular General Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 33% of the physical science majors at the school.

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Wright State University - Lake Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular General Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the rural area of Celina, Wright State University - Lake Campus is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in physical science at Wright State University - Lake Campus, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular General Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
12 Yale University New Haven, CT
13 University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez Mayaguez, PR
14 New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NM
14 Washington State University Pullman, WA

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 26 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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