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Most Popular General Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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2023 Most Popular General Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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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.

The Most Popular General Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

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

#1

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Southern University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for general physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 29% of the physical science majors at the school.

Full General Physical Sciences at Georgia Southern University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UA Little Rock is a medium-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

#3

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marshall University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Marshall University is a fairly large public school located in the 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

#4

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Regent University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general physical sciences schools in the Southeast Region . Regent is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

Read full report on General Physical Sciences at Regent University

Best General Physical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general physical sciences colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 22
Virginia 157
North Carolina 0
Kentucky 1
Louisiana 1
Arkansas 17
Alabama 3
Mississippi 34
West Virginia 4

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 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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