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2023 Most Popular Online Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools

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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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the United States to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Western Michigan University to be the most popular school for physical sciences students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the United States. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.

Of the 6 students majoring in physical sciences at WMU, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#2

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of New Orleans helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best physical sciences schools in the United States. Located in the city of New Orleans, UNO is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 50% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Kansas is a great place for physical sciences students working on their online graduate certificate. KU is a very large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

Of the 3 students majoring in physical sciences at KU, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#4

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Johns Hopkins University is a great place for physical sciences students working on their online graduate certificate. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

Women make up 50% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Indiana University - East helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best physical sciences schools in the United States. Located in the rural area of Richmond, IU East is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in physical sciences at IU East, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is a great place for physical sciences students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Socorro, New Mexico Tech is a public college with a small student population.

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Indiana University - Northwest came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Gary, IU Northwest is a public college with a small student population.

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Millersville University of Pennsylvania ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Millersville, Millersville is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Emporia State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for physical sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the remote town of Emporia, ESU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate physical sciences programs. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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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 11 schools only.

  • 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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