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2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in Vermont

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Finding the Best Physical Sciences School for You

Physical Sciences is the #24 most popular major in Vermont with 111 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in Vermont ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Vermont 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for physical sciences majors pursuing a .

#1

Middlebury College

Middlebury, VT

Our 2023 rankings named Middlebury College the most popular school in Vermont for physical sciences students. Middlebury is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Middlebury.

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#2

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Vermont. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in Vermont list. Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public school with a large student population.

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The excellent programs at Northern Vermont University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best physical sciences schools in Vermont. Northern Vermont University is a small public school located in the rural area of Johnson.

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#4

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Norwich University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in Vermont list. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Northfield.

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#5

Saint Michael's College

Colchester, VT

Out of the 7 schools in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Michael’s College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Colchester, Saint Michael's is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Bennington College

Bennington, VT

Bennington College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in Vermont list. Bennington is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Bennington.

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#7

Castleton University

Castleton, VT

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

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Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Physical Sciences Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 260
Maine 191
Rhode Island 216
Massachusetts 1,721
Connecticut 627

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 7 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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