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Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alaska

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2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alaska

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$36,876 Avg Salary
$22,933 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 60 degrees and certificates were awarded to physical sciences students who went to a Alaska college or university. This makes it the #14 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alaska to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Alaska to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Physical Sciences program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for physical sciences majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Alaska Anchorage the most popular school in Alaska for physical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Anchorage, UAA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 60% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at University of Alaska Anchorage

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alaska list. UAF is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Fairbanks.

Of the 13 students majoring in physical sciences at UAF, 62% are male and 38% are female.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at University of Alaska Fairbanks

#3

Alaska Pacific University

Anchorage, AK

Out of the 3 schools in Alaska that were part of this year’s ranking, Alaska Pacific University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Anchorage, Alaska Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 8,302
Washington 1,936
Oregon 606
Hawaii 107
Nevada 315

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 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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