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2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 55 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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.

Check out the physical sciences master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 48% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

Full Physical Sciences at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Of the 87 students majoring in physical sciences at UChicago, 63% are male and 37% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 62% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ohio University - Athens Campus is a great place for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 75 students majoring in physical sciences at OHIO Athens, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 45% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 47 students majoring in physical sciences at Ohio State, 70% are male and 30% are female.

Full Physical Sciences at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

#7

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

With a ranking of #7, Northwestern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 41% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 59% are male.

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Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

About 28% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 72% are male.

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Kent State University at Kent came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Kent State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Kent.

About 24% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 76% are male.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 34% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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Best Physical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best physical sciences colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 951
Michigan 1,288
Ohio 1,581
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 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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