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2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in North Dakota

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Finding the Best Physical Sciences School for You

With 85 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, physical sciences is the #23 most popular major in North Dakota.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in North Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in North Dakota to see which ones were the most popular 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Physical Sciences Colleges.

#1

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

Our analysis found University of North Dakota to be the most popular school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a degree in North Dakota. Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in North Dakota list. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the city of Fargo.

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Out of the 8 schools in North Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Minot State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Minot, MSU is a public college with a small student population.

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#4

Valley City State University

Valley City, ND

Out of the 8 schools in North Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Valley City State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Valley City, Valley City State University is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in North Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Mayville State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Mayville State University is a small public school located in the remote area of Mayville.

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#6

Dickinson State University

Dickinson, ND

Dickinson State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in North Dakota list. DSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Dickinson.

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#6

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

University of Mary ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in North Dakota list. UMary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Bismarck.

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#8

University of Jamestown

Jamestown, ND

University of Jamestown 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. UJ is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Jamestown.

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Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 325
Minnesota 891
Iowa 427
South Dakota 144
Missouri 765
Nebraska 229

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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