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2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for physical sciences majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the most popular school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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

Full Physical Sciences at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#2

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Syracuse University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in physical sciences at Syracuse, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Physical Sciences at Syracuse University Report

#3

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Stony Brook University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in physical sciences at SUNY Stony Brook, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#4

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great place for physical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 33% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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#5

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 15 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

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

Full Physical Sciences at Johns Hopkins University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Stevens Institute of Technology is a great place for physical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Stevens is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hoboken.

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#5

Iona College

New Rochelle, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Iona College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Iona is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of New Rochelle.

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#5

New York University

New York, NY

Out of the 15 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate physical sciences programs. Located in the suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#9

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Rowan University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Glassboro.

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Best Physical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best physical sciences colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 1,090
Pennsylvania 2,562
New York 4,551
Maryland 932
Delaware 155
District of Columbia 190

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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