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2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains 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. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named University of Utah the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for physical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

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

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Our 2023 rankings named Montana State University the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for physical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. MSU Bozeman is a large public school located in the town of Bozeman.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Colorado School of Mines is a great place for physical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Physical Sciences at Colorado School of Mines Report

#4

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Idaho State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . ISU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Pocatello.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at Idaho State University

Best Physical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best physical sciences colleges 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 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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