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2023 Most Popular Online Physical Sciences Schools in Pennsylvania

3 Colleges
$41,870 Avg Salary
$26,404 Avg Student Debt

With 2,562 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, physical sciences is the #17 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Physical Sciences Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online physical sciences programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Pennsylvania.

Our 2023 rankings named Reading Area Community College the most popular online school in Pennsylvania for physical sciences students. RACC is a small public school located in the small city of Reading.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great place for physical sciences students pursuing an online degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent online programs at Millersville University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best physical sciences schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large suburb of Millersville, Millersville is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that physical sciences majors at Millersville take out is $20,500.

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Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 1,090
New York 4,551
Maryland 932
Delaware 155
District of Columbia 190

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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

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 3 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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