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2023 Most Popular Physics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Physics Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, physics was ranked #69 in the country. In fact 13,674 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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 Physics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Physics program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for physics majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for physics students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in physics at Columbia, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great place for physics students working on their graduate certificate. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Of the 3 students majoring in physics at UPenn, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Physics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% of the physics majors at the school.

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New York University is a great place for physics students working on their graduate certificate. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physics schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Kutztown University is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe town of Kutztown.

Full Physics at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Report

Best Physics Colleges by State

Explore the best physics colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 638
New York 1,121
Maryland 288
New Jersey 272
District of Columbia 79
Delaware 37

Physics is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 21,239
Geological & Earth Sciences 7,821
General Physical Sciences 3,823
Astronomy & Astrophysics 1,375
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 1,140

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 A. T. Service.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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