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Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska

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

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

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

Physical Sciences is the #23 most popular major in Nebraska with 229 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. 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 Nebraska ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Nebraska 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.

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

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

Of the 50 students majoring in physical sciences at UNL, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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#2

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

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

Women make up 57% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska at Omaha is a great place for physical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 29 students majoring in physical sciences at UNOMAHA, 79% are male and 21% are female.

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#4

Wayne State College

Wayne, NE

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Wayne State College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in Nebraska. WSC is a small public school located in the distant town of Wayne.

Of the 23 students majoring in physical sciences at WSC, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Kearney. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. UNK is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Kearney.

Of the 17 students majoring in physical sciences at UNK, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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Concordia University, Nebraska ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Seward.

Women make up 56% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, Nebraska Wesleyan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for physical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Lincoln, NWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in physical sciences at NWU, 88% are male and 13% are female.

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#8

Hastings College

Hastings, NE

Hastings College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Hastings is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Hastings.

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

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#9

Chadron State College

Chadron, NE

Chadron State College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking. Chadron State College is a small public school located in the remote town of Chadron.

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#9

Doane University

Crete, NE

Doane 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 distant town of Crete, Doane Crete is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 325
Minnesota 891
Iowa 427
South Dakota 144
Missouri 765
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 13 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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