2024 Best General Physical Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
7Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
1,275Physical Science Degrees Awarded
$30,024Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in general physical sciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #144 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for general physical sciences students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,275 degrees in general physical sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The physical science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Physical Sciences rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general physical sciences schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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Best Schools for General Physical Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the physical science degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Physical Science
It is hard to beat Rochester Institute of Technology if you want to pursue a degree in general physical sciences. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #285 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means RIT is a great school overall.
There were about 41 general physical sciences students who graduated with this degree at RIT in the most recent data year. Those general physical sciences students who get their degree from Rochester Institute of Technology make $44,657 more than the typical physical science grad.
It's hard to beat University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in general physical sciences. Pitt is a very large public university located in the city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #79 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.
There were approximately 4 general physical sciences students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent year we have data available.
Middlesex County College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general physical sciences. Middlesex County College is a moderately-sized public college located in the large suburb of Edison. This college ranks 21st out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were roughly 202 general physical sciences students who graduated with this degree at Middlesex County College in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the physical science program make around $28,720 in their early career salary.
It is difficult to beat LaGuardia Community College if you want to pursue a degree in general physical sciences. LaGuardia is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Long Island City. This college ranks 46th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 243 general physical sciences students who graduated with this degree at LaGuardia in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the physical science program report average early career wages of $23,702.
Located in the city of New York, BMCC is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #600 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means BMCC is a great college overall.
There were approximately 131 general physical sciences students who graduated with this degree at BMCC in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the physical science program report average early career wages of $15,693.
Located in the city of Brooklyn, Medgar is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 125th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 225 general physical sciences students who graduated with this degree at Medgar in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the physical science program earn an average of $26,203 in their early career salary.
City Tech is a large public college located in the city of Brooklyn. This college ranks 66th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 70 general physical sciences students who graduated with this degree at City Tech in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the physical science program make about $19,905 in their early career salary.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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The physical science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Physical Sciences rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general physical sciences schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
