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2023 Best Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan

4 Colleges
$70,619 Avg Salary

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

Physical Sciences is the #19 most popular major in Michigan with 1,288 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Michigan to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan

Check out the physical sciences doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Michigan Schools for a Doctorate in Physical Sciences

Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the best school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Michigan. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best physical sciences schools in Michigan. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Western Michigan University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best physical sciences schools in Michigan. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 951
Ohio 1,581
Illinois 1,686
Wisconsin 873

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 4 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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