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2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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$70,619 Avg Salary

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.

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.

The Most Popular Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor'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 doctor's degree.

Our analysis found University of Colorado Boulder to be the most popular school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Boulder.

About 26% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 74% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of U is a fairly large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

Of the 42 students majoring in physical sciences at U of U, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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#4

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wyoming is a great place for physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UW is a large public school located in the town of Laramie.

Women make up 26% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Colorado School of Mines helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in physical sciences at Mines, 69% are male and 31% are female.

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Utah State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public college with a very large student population.

About 27% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 73% are male.

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#7

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

With a ranking of #7, University of Idaho did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. U of I is a fairly large public school located in the town of Moscow.

About 33% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 67% are male.

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Montana State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. MSU Bozeman is a large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

Of the 8 students majoring in physical sciences at MSU Bozeman, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Brigham Young University - Provo 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. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in physical sciences at BYU, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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#10

The University of Montana

Missoula, MT

The University of Montana came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. UM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Missoula.

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

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Best Physical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best physical sciences schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 935
Utah 581
Montana 199
Idaho 208
Wyoming 103

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 15 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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