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Most Popular Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

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Finding the Best Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

Physical Sciences is the #20 most popular major in Illinois with 1,686 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Illinois State University the most popular school in Illinois for physical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.

About 50% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 50% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a great place for physical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. SIUC is a large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

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Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Physical Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 951
Michigan 1,288
Ohio 1,581
Wisconsin 873

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 2 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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