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2023 Most Popular Other Physical Science Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Other Physical Science Doctor's Degree 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Other Physical Science Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for physical sciences (other) majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Greensboro the most popular school in the United States for physical sciences (other) students working on their doctor’s degree. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

Women make up 56% of the physical sciences (other) majors at the school.

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Other Physical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

Women make up 71% of the physical sciences (other) majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences (other) schools in the United States. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Alabama in Huntsville helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences (other) schools in the United States. UAH is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Huntsville.

About 25% of the students majoring in physical sciences (other) at the school are women while 75% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means North Carolina A & T State University is a great place for physical sciences (other) students working on their doctor’s degree. NC A&T is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

Of the 4 students majoring in physical sciences (other) at NC A&T, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Other Physical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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University of California - San Diego landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree physical sciences (other) programs. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.

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#8

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Other Physical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Stevens Institute of Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Other Physical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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University of California - Merced landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree physical sciences (other) programs. Located in the rural area of Merced, UC Merced is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Other Physical Science by Region

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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 11 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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