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2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington

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$70,619 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 1,936 degrees and certificates were awarded to physical sciences students who went to a Washington college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Washington to see which doctor'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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Washington - Seattle Campus to be the most popular school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Washington. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 60% are male.

Full Physical Sciences at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Washington State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in Washington. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the town of Pullman.

Of the 14 students majoring in physical sciences at Wazzu, 64% are male and 36% are female.

Full Physical Sciences at Washington State University Report

Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 8,302
Oregon 606
Hawaii 107
Nevada 315
Alaska 60

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 2 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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