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

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, physical sciences was ranked #19 in the country. In fact 50,306 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Southwest 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 Texas A&M University - College Station to be the most popular school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 31% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 19% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

Full Physical Sciences at University of Arizona Report

#3

University of Houston

Houston, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great place for physical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 73 students majoring in physical sciences at UH, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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Out of the 23 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 4 spot on the list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Of the 59 students majoring in physical sciences at UT Austin, 64% are male and 36% are female.

Full Physical Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin Report

#5

Rice University

Houston, TX

Out of the 23 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

Of the 39 students majoring in physical sciences at Rice, 56% are male and 44% are female.

Full Physical Sciences at Rice University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a very large student population.

About 31% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 69% are male.

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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.

Women make up 24% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

Full Physical Sciences at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNM is a very large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

Women make up 28% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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

The University of Texas at Dallas ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Physical Sciences at The University of Texas at Dallas Report

#10

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.

Women make up 20% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

Full Physical Sciences at Baylor University Report

Best Physical Sciences Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,469
Texas 2,811
New Mexico 288
Oklahoma 558

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

Majors Similar to Physical Sciences

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 23 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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