2023 Best Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Best Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 26 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for physical sciences majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Best Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Rochester Institute of Technology the best school in the United States for physical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best physical sciences schools in the United States. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best physical sciences schools in the United States. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best physical sciences schools in the United States. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.
Western Michigan University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. WMU is a large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.
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With a ranking of #7, Illinois State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for physical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.
Syracuse University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Rowan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for physical sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Glassboro.
Colorado School of Mines came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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Physical Sciences Related Rankings by Major
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 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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