2023 Most Popular General Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools
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.
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The Most Popular General Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the United States to see which doctor'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.
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2023 Most Popular General Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the physical science doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Most Popular Schools for a Doctorate in General Physical Sciences
Our 2023 rankings named Rochester Institute of Technology the most popular school in the United States for general physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. RIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.
Women make up 31% of the physical science majors at the school.
Out of the 4 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the # 2 spot on the list. UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Little Rock.
Women make up 42% of the physical science majors at the school.
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Out of the 4 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.
Of the 6 students majoring in physical science at Yale, 83% are male and 17% are female.
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Wright State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general physical sciences schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.
General Physical Sciences by Region
View the Most Popular General Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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Majors Related to Physical Science
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 |
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| 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 4 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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