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2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best Physical Sciences Doctor'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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Most Popular Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the New England Region 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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to be the most popular school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the New England Region . MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

Women make up 32% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

Full Physical Sciences at Massachusetts Institute of Technology Report

#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 32% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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#3

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Out of the 22 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 61 students majoring in physical sciences at Yale, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Connecticut is a great place for physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 46% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

Full Physical Sciences at University of Connecticut Report

#5

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 40% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree physical sciences programs. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 44% are male.

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#6

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

With a ranking of #6, Boston College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.

Women make up 48% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

Full Physical Sciences at Boston College Report

#8

Brown University

Providence, RI

Brown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for physical sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

Women make up 21% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #9, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Durham.

About 43% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 57% are male.

Full Physical Sciences at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Report

Northeastern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for physical sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

About 21% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 79% are male.

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Best Physical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best physical sciences colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 260
Maine 191
Rhode Island 216
Massachusetts 1,721
Connecticut 627
Vermont 111

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 22 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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