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2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 40 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular 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 the Rocky Mountains Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Boulder the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for physical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Boulder.

Of the 241 students majoring in physical sciences at CU - Boulder, 66% are male and 34% are female.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 40 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the # 2 spot on the list. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

Of the 164 students majoring in physical sciences at U of U, 61% are male and 39% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 97 students majoring in physical sciences at BYU, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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Out of the 40 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

About 39% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 61% are male.

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Out of the 40 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 34% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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#6

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree physical sciences programs. UW is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.

About 38% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 62% are male.

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Boise State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree physical sciences programs. Located in the city of Boise, Boise State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 35% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Northern Colorado did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for physical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 60 students majoring in physical sciences at University of Northern Colorado, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Utah Valley University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for physical sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UVU is a very large public school located in the city of Orem.

Of the 46 students majoring in physical sciences at UVU, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#10

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for physical sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. U of I is a large public school located in the distant town of Moscow.

Of the 37 students majoring in physical sciences at U of I, 70% are male and 30% are female.

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Best Physical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best physical sciences schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 935
Utah 581
Montana 199
Idaho 208
Wyoming 103

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 25 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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