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2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin

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Finding the Best Physical Sciences Master's Degree School for You

With 873 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, physical sciences is the #20 most popular major in Wisconsin.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 Wisconsin to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Wisconsin 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the most popular school in Wisconsin for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Women make up 38% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a great place for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. UWM is a very large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

Women make up 25% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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#3

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Marquette University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in Wisconsin. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh is a great place for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public college with a large student population.

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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
Ohio 1,581
Illinois 1,686

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

Majors Similar 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 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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