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Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona

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

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

With 1,469 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, physical sciences is the #16 most popular major in Arizona.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

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 Arizona to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Arizona 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arizona the most popular school in Arizona for physical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.

About 34% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 66% are male.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in Arizona. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 49% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 51% are male.

Full Physical Sciences at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. NAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

About 49% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 51% are male.

Full Physical Sciences at Northern Arizona University Report

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in Arizona. Located in the rural area of Prescott, Embry-Riddle Prescott is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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Out of the 6 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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#6

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Grand Canyon University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

Full Physical Sciences at Grand Canyon University Report

Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 2,811
New Mexico 288
Oklahoma 558

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 6 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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