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

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

With 765 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, physical sciences is the #21 most popular major in Missouri.

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.

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 Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 32 schools in Missouri 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 Missouri - Kansas City the most popular school in Missouri for physical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. UMKC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kansas City.

Women make up 72% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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

Of the 65 students majoring in physical sciences at Mizzou, 66% are male and 34% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 62 students majoring in physical sciences at Missouri State, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Washington University in St Louis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in Missouri. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Of the 55 students majoring in physical sciences at WUSTL, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 49% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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#6

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO

With a ranking of #6, Truman State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for physical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Kirksville, Truman State is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 31 students majoring in physical sciences at Truman State, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, Northwest Missouri State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for physical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Maryville, Northwest is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 68% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 32% are male.

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#8

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

Of the 26 students majoring in physical sciences at SLU, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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#9

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Lindenwood 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. Located in the city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 77% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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#10

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, MO

Southeast Missouri State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in physical sciences at Southeast Missouri State University, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 325
Minnesota 891
Iowa 427
South Dakota 144
Nebraska 229
North Dakota 85

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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