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2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in District of Columbia

8 Colleges
$21,633 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Physical Sciences School for You

In 2020-2021, 190 degrees and certificates were awarded to physical sciences students who went to a District of Columbia college or university. This makes it the #24 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in District of Columbia to see which 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.

Check out the physical sciences programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in District of Columbia.

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Our 2023 rankings named Georgetown University the most popular school in District of Columbia for physical sciences students. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Our 2023 rankings named George Washington University the most popular school in District of Columbia for physical sciences students. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Physical Sciences majors at GWU take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#3

Howard University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

After completing their degree, physical sciences graduates from Howard carry an average student debt load of $16,265.

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The excellent programs at Catholic University of America helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best physical sciences schools in District of Columbia. CUA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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#5

American University

Washington, DC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means American University is a great place for physical sciences students. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#6

Gallaudet University

Washington, DC

Gallaudet University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular physical sciences programs. Located in the large city of Washington, Gallaudet is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of the District of Columbia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for physical sciences students. Located in the large city of Washington, University of the District of Columbia is a public college with a small student population.

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Trinity Washington University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in District of Columbia list. Trinity College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 1,090
Pennsylvania 2,562
New York 4,551
Maryland 932
Delaware 155

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 8 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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