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Best Physical Sciences Schools in Rhode Island

2023 Best Physical Sciences Schools in Rhode Island

1 College
$39,546 Avg Salary
$24,347 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Physical Sciences School for You

Physical Sciences is the #24 most popular major in Rhode Island with 216 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Best Physical Sciences Schools in Rhode Island ranking. Our analysis looked at 1 schools in Rhode Island to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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Check out the physical sciences programs at this school if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Best Physical Sciences School

Our analysis found University of Rhode Island to be the best school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Rhode Island. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Physical Sciences Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 260
Maine 191
Massachusetts 1,721
Connecticut 627
Vermont 111

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 values are for the top school 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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