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Best Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2023 Best Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

12 Colleges
$36,876 Avg Salary
$22,933 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

Physical Sciences is the #19 most popular major in the country with 50,306 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wyoming the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for physical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. UW is a large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best physical sciences schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the # 3 spot on the list. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Boulder.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Idaho. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of I is a fairly large public school located in the town of Moscow.

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#6

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

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Brigham Young University - Provo ranked #7 on this year’s Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Northern Colorado did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for physical sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a large student population.

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Montana State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for physical sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. MSU Bozeman is a large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

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Metropolitan State University of Denver came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. MSU Denver is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Denver.

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Best Physical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best physical sciences colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 935
Utah 581
Montana 199
Idaho 208
Wyoming 103

Physical Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 21,239
Physics 13,674
Geological & Earth Sciences 7,821
General Physical Sciences 3,823
Astronomy & Astrophysics 1,375
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 1,140
Materials Sciences 658
Other Physical Science 538
Physics and Astronomy 38

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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