2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Physical Sciences Master's Degree 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. 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 Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 364 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Physical Sciences program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for physical sciences majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Master's in Physical Sciences
Our 2023 rankings named Johns Hopkins University the most popular school in the United States for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.
About 63% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 37% are male.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in the United States. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Of the 107 students majoring in physical sciences at Columbia, 53% are male and 47% are female.
Full Physical Sciences at Columbia University in the City of New York Report
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great place for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.
Women make up 34% of the physical sciences majors at the school.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Oregon helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in the United States. UO is a fairly large public school located in the city of Eugene.
Women make up 34% of the physical sciences majors at the school.
Read full report on Physical Sciences at University of Oregon
Out of the 364 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Mississippi State is a very large public school located in the town of Mississippi State.
Women make up 48% of the physical sciences majors at the school.
University of California - San Diego came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UCSD is a very large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.
Of the 95 students majoring in physical sciences at UCSD, 41% are male and 59% are female.
Read full report on Physical Sciences at University of California - San Diego
With a ranking of #7, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.
Of the 93 students majoring in physical sciences at UW Seattle, 53% are male and 47% are female.
Full Physical Sciences at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report
Princeton University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Princeton.
About 32% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 68% are male.
Florida State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree physical sciences programs. Florida State is a very large public school located in the city of Tallahassee.
Of the 89 students majoring in physical sciences at Florida State, 60% are male and 40% are female.
Read full report on Physical Sciences at Florida State University
University of California - Los Angeles landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree physical sciences programs. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 27% of the physical sciences majors at the school.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.
About 48% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 52% are male.
Full Physical Sciences at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report
University of Chicago ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Women make up 37% of the physical sciences majors at the school.
University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree physical sciences programs. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 85 students majoring in physical sciences at UW - Madison, 62% are male and 38% are female.
University of Rochester came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. University of Rochester is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rochester.
Of the 83 students majoring in physical sciences at University of Rochester, 67% are male and 33% are female.
Read full report on Physical Sciences at University of Rochester
New York University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 82 students majoring in physical sciences at NYU, 70% are male and 30% are female.
Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.
Of the 81 students majoring in physical sciences at Texas A&M College Station, 60% are male and 40% are female.
Read full report on Physical Sciences at Texas A&M University - College Station
University of California - Berkeley landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree physical sciences programs. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 79 students majoring in physical sciences at UC Berkeley, 73% are male and 27% are female.
Full Physical Sciences at University of California - Berkeley Report
Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree physical sciences programs. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 52% of the physical sciences majors at the school.
Full Physical Sciences at Ohio University - Athens Campus Report
Yale University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Of the 74 students majoring in physical sciences at Yale, 70% are male and 30% are female.
Carnegie Mellon University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree physical sciences programs. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
Of the 71 students majoring in physical sciences at Carnegie Mellon, 66% are male and 34% are female.
Read full report on Physical Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University
Cornell University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Of the 70 students majoring in physical sciences at Cornell, 67% are male and 33% are female.
With a ranking of #21, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 36% of the physical sciences majors at the school.
Read full report on Physical Sciences at University of Pennsylvania
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.
Of the 66 students majoring in physical sciences at UMN Twin Cities, 55% are male and 45% are female.
Full Physical Sciences at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report
Georgia State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for physical sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public college with a very large student population.
About 52% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 48% are male.
The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for physical sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #25 on the list. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 64 students majoring in physical sciences at The Graduate Center, 56% are male and 44% are female.
Rest of the Top Most Popular Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools
Remaining Award Winners
This section shows the rest of the schools awarded a Most Popular Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 364 different United States physical sciences schools we analyzed.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | University of California - Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz, CA |
| 50 | Oregon State University | Corvallis, OR |
| 53 | Missouri State University - Springfield | Springfield, MO |
| 54 | Indiana University - Bloomington | Bloomington, IN |
| 54 | University of California - Riverside | Riverside, CA |
| 54 | The University of Tennessee - Knoxville | Knoxville, TN |
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC |
| 57 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | Honolulu, HI |
| 59 | University of Maryland - College Park | College Park, MD |
| 59 | Kent State University at Kent | Kent, OH |
| 59 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, IL |
| 62 | Duke University | Durham, NC |
| 62 | Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI |
| 62 | Washington University in St Louis | Saint Louis, MO |
| 65 | San Francisco State University | San Francisco, CA |
| 65 | East Carolina University | Greenville, NC |
| 65 | University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT |
| 68 | The University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 68 | Wright State University - Main Campus | Dayton, OH |
| 68 | University of Virginia - Main Campus | Charlottesville, VA |
| 68 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte, NC |
| 68 | The University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX |
| 68 | Villanova University | Villanova, PA |
Physical Sciences by Region
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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 Related Majors
| 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 25 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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