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

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$70,619 Avg Salary

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

Physical Sciences is the #20 most popular major in Louisiana with 477 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.

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 Louisiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Louisiana 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for physical sciences majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College to be the most popular school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Louisiana. Located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 37% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Tulane University of Louisiana is a great place for physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Tulane is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.

Of the 17 students majoring in physical sciences at Tulane, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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#3

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of New Orleans helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in Louisiana. Located in the large city of New Orleans, UNO is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 25% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a great place for physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UL Lafayette is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette.

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Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 1,594
West Virginia 238
Florida 1,506
Virginia 1,478
Arkansas 370
Mississippi 518
South Carolina 424
Tennessee 721
Alabama 554
Kentucky 455
Georgia 1,064

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 4 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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