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Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Connecticut

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

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$36,876 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 627 degrees and certificates were awarded to physical sciences students who went to a Connecticut college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in Connecticut 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.

Check out the physical sciences bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Connecticut.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Connecticut the most popular school in Connecticut for physical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

Of the 88 students majoring in physical sciences at UCONN, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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#2

Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wesleyan University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the city of Middletown, Wesleyan U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 39% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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Yale University

New Haven, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

Women make up 32% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Connecticut State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the city of New Haven, SCSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 45 students majoring in physical sciences at SCSU, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend United States Coast Guard Academy. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the small city of New London, USCGA is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 27 students majoring in physical sciences at USCGA, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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Western Connecticut State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the city of Danbury, WestConn is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in physical sciences at WestConn, 74% are male and 26% are female.

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Central Connecticut State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. CCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Britain.

Of the 20 students majoring in physical sciences at CCSU, 70% are male and 30% are female.

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Eastern Connecticut State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the fringe town of Willimantic, ECSU is a public school with a small student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Trinity College

Hartford, CT

Trinity College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree physical sciences programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Hartford, Trinity Bantams is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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Connecticut College

New London, CT

Connecticut College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the city of New London, Conn College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Physical Sciences Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 260
Maine 191
Rhode Island 216
Massachusetts 1,721
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 averages are for the top 17 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.

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