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2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for General Physical Sciences

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75 Degrees Awarded
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Most Well Attended Physical Science Major for a Master's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Physical Science Major for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 “Most Well Attended Physical Science Major for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in general physical sciences. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general physical sciences.

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Most Well Attended Physical Science Major for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree physical science students.

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University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended Physical Science Major for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the #1 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 science degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Physical Sciences at University of Chicago

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Naval Postgraduate School
Monterey, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Naval Postgraduate School. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Physical Science Major for a Master’s. This small school is located in Monterey, California, and it awarded 13 masters’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Physical Sciences at Naval Postgraduate School

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Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Science Major for a Master’s list. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s physical science 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%. 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.

Full Yale General Physical Sciences Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rochester Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Physical Science Major for a Master’s. 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on General Physical Sciences at Rochester Institute of Technology

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Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Southern University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Physical Science Major for a Master’s. Georgia Southern University is a large school located in Statesboro, Georgia that handed out 7 masters’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.

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University of Arkansas at Little Rock ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Physical Science Major for a Master’s 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

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Wesleyan University
Middletown, Connecticut

Wesleyan University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Science Major for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Middletown, Connecticut, and it awarded 3 masters’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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.

Read more about General Physical Sciences at Wesleyan U

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Marshall University
Huntington, West Virginia

Marshall University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Science Major for a Master’s ranking. Marshall University is a fairly large school located in Huntington, West Virginia that handed out 2 masters’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Physical Sciences at Marshall University

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Emporia State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Physical Science Major for a Master’s ranking. Located in Emporia, Kansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s physical science students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Physical Sciences at Emporia State University

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LIU Post
Brookville, New York

LIU Post landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Science Major for a Master’s 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.

Full LIU Post General Physical Sciences Report

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Wright State University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Science Major for a Master’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Dayton, Ohio, and it awarded 1 masters’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Wright State University - Main Campus General Physical Sciences Report

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Regent University
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Regent University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Science Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. Regent University is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s physical science degrees to qualified students.

Full Regent General Physical Sciences Report

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Plymouth State University
Plymouth, New Hampshire

Plymouth State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Science Major for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Plymouth, New Hampshire, and it awarded 0 masters’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Physical Sciences at Plymouth State University

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