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2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in Ohio

60 Colleges
$42,518 Avg Salary
$23,203 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Physical Sciences School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,581 degrees and certificates were awarded to physical sciences students who went to a Ohio college or university. This makes it the #19 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in Ohio ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 60 schools in Ohio to see which ones were the most popular 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 Colleges.

Our analysis found Ohio State University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Ohio. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, physical sciences graduates from Ohio State take out $25,750 in student loans while working on their degree.

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The excellent programs at Ohio University - Athens Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best physical sciences schools in Ohio. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, physical sciences majors at OHIO Athens accumulate an average of around $21,419 in student debt.

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The excellent programs at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best physical sciences schools in Ohio. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

While working on their degree, physical sciences majors at UC accumulate an average of around $24,000 in student debt.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Akron Main Campus is a great place for physical sciences students. Located in the city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that physical sciences majors at University of Akron Main Campus take out is $23,675.

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The excellent programs at Kent State University at Kent helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best physical sciences schools in Ohio. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kent.

While working on their degree, physical sciences majors at Kent State accumulate an average of around $25,163 in student debt.

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Case Western Reserve University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular physical sciences programs. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

On average, physical sciences graduates from Case Western take out $25,055 in student loans while working on their degree.

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With a ranking of #7, Miami University - Oxford did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for physical sciences students. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a large student population.

While working on their degree, physical sciences majors at Miami University - Oxford accumulate an average of around $19,850 in student debt.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in Ohio list. BGSU is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.

The average amount in student loans that physical sciences majors at BGSU take out is $26,000.

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Wright State University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular physical sciences programs. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dayton.

Physical Sciences majors at Wright State University - Main Campus take out an average of $23,722 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#10

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Physical Sciences students in the state of Ohio that almost earned our Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in Ohio award.

Rank College Location
11 Oberlin College Oberlin, OH
12 Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH

Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 951
Michigan 1,288
Illinois 1,686
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 26 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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