2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
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.
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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 Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Southeast 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.
2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Florida Institute of Technology to be the most popular school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of New Orleans is a great place for physical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of New Orleans, UNO is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 4 students majoring in physical sciences at UNO, 50% are male and 50% are female.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means East Carolina University is a great place for physical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenville.
Women make up 67% of the physical sciences majors at the school.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Old Dominion University is a great place for physical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.
About 50% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 50% are male.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Lynchburg helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in the Southeast Region . Lynchburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Virginia Commonwealth University is a great place for physical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Richmond.
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Florida International University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate physical sciences programs. FIU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.
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University of Kentucky ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UK is a very large public school located in the large city of Lexington.
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Mississippi State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate physical sciences programs. Mississippi State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Mississippi State.
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University of Georgia landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate physical sciences programs. UGA is a very large public school located in the city of Athens.
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Request InformationBest Physical Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best physical sciences colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 1,594 |
| West Virginia | 238 |
| Mississippi | 518 |
| South Carolina | 424 |
| Florida | 1,506 |
| Virginia | 1,478 |
| Arkansas | 370 |
| Alabama | 554 |
| Kentucky | 455 |
| Georgia | 1,064 |
| Tennessee | 721 |
| Louisiana | 477 |
Majors Related to Physical Sciences
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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 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.
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