2024 Best Physical Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
7Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
1,275Physical Sciences Degrees Awarded
Physical Science is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #179 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for physical science students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,275 degrees in physical science during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The physical sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Physical Science rankings. We derive our Best Overall Physical Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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Best Schools for Physical Science in the Middle Atlantic Region
The schools below may not offer all types of physical sciences degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Physical Sciences
Any student pursuing a degree in physical science needs to take a look at Rochester Institute of Technology. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester. A Best Colleges rank of #285 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means RIT is a great school overall.
There were roughly 41 physical science students who graduated with this degree at RIT in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in physical science. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #79 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.
There were approximately 4 physical science students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent data year.
Middlesex County College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in physical science. Located in the suburb of Edison, Middlesex County College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 21st out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were roughly 202 physical science students who graduated with this degree at Middlesex County College in the most recent year we have data available.
LaGuardia Community College is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in physical science. Located in the city of Long Island City, LaGuardia is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 46th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 243 physical science students who graduated with this degree at LaGuardia in the most recent data year.
BMCC is a large public college located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #600 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means BMCC is a great college overall.
There were approximately 131 physical science students who graduated with this degree at BMCC in the most recent year we have data available.
Medgar is a small public college located in the city of Brooklyn. This college ranks 125th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 225 physical science students who graduated with this degree at Medgar in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Brooklyn, City Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 66th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 70 physical science students who graduated with this degree at City Tech in the most recent data year.
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 sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Physical Science rankings. We derive our Best Overall Physical Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
