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.
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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.
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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 college with a large student population.
About 38% of the students majoring in physical science at the school are women while 63% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Naval Postgraduate School. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public college 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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Out of the 13 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 fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven.
Out of the 13 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Institute of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. 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.
Full General Physical Sciences at Rochester Institute of Technology Report
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 distant 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 medium-sized city of Little Rock.
Of the 5 students majoring in physical science at UA Little Rock, 80% are male and 20% are female.
Read full report on General Physical Sciences at University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Wesleyan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general physical sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the 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.
Full General Physical Sciences at Wesleyan University Report
Marshall University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general physical sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. 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.
Read full report on General Physical Sciences at Marshall University
With a ranking of #8, Emporia State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. ESU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Emporia.
Read full report on General Physical Sciences at Emporia State University
LIU Post did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general physical sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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