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Most Popular Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Connecticut

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

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

In 2020-2021, 627 degrees and certificates were awarded to physical sciences students who went to a Connecticut college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Most Popular Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Connecticut 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.

#1

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Yale University the most popular school in Connecticut for physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven.

Women make up 41% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

About 46% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 54% are male.

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#3

Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wesleyan University is a great place for physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Middletown, Wesleyan U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in physical sciences at Wesleyan U, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 260
Maine 191
Rhode Island 216
Massachusetts 1,721
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 3 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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