2023 Most Popular General Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best General Physical Sciences Master'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 Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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.
2023 Most Popular General Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for physical science majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular General Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the most popular school in the United States for general physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
About 38% of the students majoring in physical science at the school are women while 63% are male.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Naval Postgraduate School is a great place for general physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public school with a small student population.
About 31% of the students majoring in physical science at the school are women while 69% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Rochester Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general physical sciences schools in the United States. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester.
Women make up 22% of the physical science majors at the school.
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Out of the 13 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Southern University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 29% of the physical science majors at the school.
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University of Arkansas at Little Rock ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular General Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Little Rock.
Of the 5 students majoring in physical science at UA Little Rock, 80% are male and 20% are female.
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With a ranking of #7, Wesleyan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Middletown, Wesleyan U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 67% of the students majoring in physical science at the school are women while 33% are male.
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With a ranking of #8, Marshall University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Marshall University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Huntington.
Women make up 50% of the physical science majors at the school.
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Emporia State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular General Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. ESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Emporia.
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With a ranking of #10, LIU Post did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. LIU Post is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Brookville.
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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 13 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).
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