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Best Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Best Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, physical sciences was ranked #19 in the country. In fact 50,306 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Physical Sciences

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arizona the best school in the Southwest Region for physical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the # 4 spot on the list. UTEP is a very large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

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Best Physical Sciences Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,469
Texas 2,811
New Mexico 288
Oklahoma 558

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

Majors Similar to Physical Sciences

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.

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