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Most Popular General Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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2023 Most Popular General Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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$51,561 Avg Salary
$21,333 Avg Student Debt

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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular General Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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 United States Air Force Academy the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for general physical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. USAFA is a small public school located in the fringe town of USAF Academy.

Women make up 75% of the physical science majors at the school.

Read full report on General Physical Sciences at United States Air Force Academy

#2

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

Out of the 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Mesa University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Colorado Mesa is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Junction.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full General Physical Sciences at University of Utah Report

Best General Physical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general physical sciences schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 4
Utah 20
Wyoming 0

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

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 3 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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