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2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in Tennessee

33 Colleges
$32,528 Avg Salary
$23,314 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Physical Sciences School for You

Physical Sciences is the #21 most popular major in Tennessee with 721 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

The Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in Tennessee ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 33 schools in Tennessee 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Tennessee - Knoxville the most popular school in Tennessee for physical sciences students. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a very large student population.

Physical Sciences majors at UT Knoxville take out an average of $23,753 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Memphis is a great place for physical sciences students. UofM is a very large public school located in the city of Memphis.

On average, physical sciences graduates from UofM take out $20,958 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#3

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

The excellent programs at Vanderbilt University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best physical sciences schools in Tennessee. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 33 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, East Tennessee State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. ETSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Johnson City.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middle Tennessee State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, physical sciences graduates from Middle Tennessee State University carry an average student debt load of $28,700.

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The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular physical sciences programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public school with a large student population.

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Tennessee Technological University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for physical sciences students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that physical sciences majors at Tennessee Tech University take out is $19,100.

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#8

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

Austin Peay State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for physical sciences students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Clarksville, Austin Peay State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that physical sciences majors at Austin Peay State University take out is $23,181.

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#9

Rhodes College

Memphis, TN

Rhodes College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular physical sciences programs. Located in the large city of Memphis, Rhodes College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#10

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

With a ranking of #10, Tennessee State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for physical sciences students. Located in the large city of Nashville, Tennessee State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 1,594
West Virginia 238
Florida 1,506
Virginia 1,478
Arkansas 370
Mississippi 518
South Carolina 424
Louisiana 477
Alabama 554
Kentucky 455
Georgia 1,064

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 26 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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