by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Physical Sciences is the 144th most popular major in the country with 3,823 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general physical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,561 and had an average of $12,761 in loans still to pay off.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 75 general physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Major” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in general physical sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general physical sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Major”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Naval Postgraduate School. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Major. Monterey, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physical science degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Full Naval Postgraduate School General Physical Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Major. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s physical science degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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 Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Wesleyan University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Middletown, Connecticut, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s physical science students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Major list. Yale is a fairly large school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 10 masters’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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 Science Major list. Located in Rochester, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s physical science students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Physical Sciences at Rochester Institute of Technology
With a ranking of #6, University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Major list. Little Rock, Arkansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physical science degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Physical Sciences at University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Georgia Southern University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Major ranking. This large school is located in Statesboro, Georgia, and it awarded 7 masters’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Emporia State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Major list. ESU is a medium-sized public school situated in Emporia, Kansas. It awarded 2 masters’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
Marshall University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Major list. Marshall University is a fairly large public school situated in Huntington, West Virginia. It awarded 2 masters’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Physical Sciences at Marshall University
Wright State University - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Major ranking. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Dayton, Ohio that handed out 1 masters’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Physical Sciences at Wright State University - Main Campus
LIU Post landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Brookville, New York, and it awarded 0 masters’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Plymouth State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Major ranking, coming in at #10. Plymouth State is a public institution located in Plymouth, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Physical Sciences at Plymouth State
With a ranking of #10, Regent University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Major list. This fairly large school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 0 masters’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Physical Sciences at Regent University
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