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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 3,823 people earned their degree in physical science, making the major the 179th most popular in the United States.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 75 physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in physical science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in physical science.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree physical sciences students.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Naval Postgraduate School landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Monterey, California, and it awarded 13 masters’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 24 masters’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Wesleyan University landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Middletown, Connecticut, and it awarded 3 masters’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Yale University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s physical sciences degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rochester Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major list. Located in Rochester, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s physical sciences students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #6. UA Little Rock is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #7, Georgia Southern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major list. GaSou is a public institution located in Statesboro, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Emporia State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major list. ESU is a public institution located in Emporia, Kansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Marshall University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Huntington, West Virginia, this fairly large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s physical sciences students in 2020-2021.
LIU Post landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major ranking. Brookville, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s physical sciences degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Regent University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major ranking. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s physical sciences students in 2020-2021.
Wright State University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major list. This fairly large school is located in Dayton, Ohio, and it awarded 1 masters’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Plymouth State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major ranking. Plymouth, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physical sciences degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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