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2023 Most Popular Other Physical Science Schools

58 Colleges
$38,982 Avg Salary
$26,811 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Other Physical Science School for You

In 2020-2021, 538 people earned a degree or certificate in physical sciences (other), making the major the #277 most popular in the United States.

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.

The Most Popular Other Physical Science Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 58 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Other Physical Science program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Other Physical Science Colleges.

#1

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

Our 2023 rankings named SUNY Empire State College the most popular school in the United States for physical sciences (other) students. Located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that physical sciences (other) majors at SUNY Empire take out is $32,000.

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#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Other Physical Science Schools list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama in Huntsville. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Other Physical Science Schools list. UAH is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Huntsville.

Full Other Physical Science at University of Alabama in Huntsville Report

#4

University of Mary Washington

Fredericksburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mary Washington. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Other Physical Science Schools list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Fredericksburg, UMW is a public college with a small student population.

On average, physical sciences (other) graduates from UMW take out $21,622 in student loans while working on their degree.

Read full report on Other Physical Science at University of Mary Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Other Physical Science Schools list. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

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#6

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Other Physical Science Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Northern Arizona University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Other Physical Science Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of North Alabama did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for physical sciences (other) students. It came in at #8 on the list. UNA is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Florence.

Full Other Physical Science at University of North Alabama Report

University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Other Physical Science Schools ranking. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

Full Other Physical Science at University of North Carolina at Greensboro Report

University of California - San Diego did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for physical sciences (other) students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Other Physical Science at University of California - San Diego Report

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Other Physical Science students that almost earned our Most Popular Other Physical Science Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY
11 Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY

Other Physical Science by Region

View the Most Popular Other Physical Science Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Other Physical Science is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 21,239
Physics 13,674
Geological & Earth Sciences 7,821
General Physical Sciences 3,823
Astronomy & Astrophysics 1,375

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 26 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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