2024 Best Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

Physical Sciences is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #7 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 104 doctor's degrees in physical sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to physical sciences students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of physical sciences students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt physical sciences students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized physical sciences related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for physical sciences students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Best Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in New Jersey list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Physical Sciences in New Jersey

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in physical sciences.

Top New Jersey Schools for a Doctorate in Physical Sciences

1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

29 Annual Graduates

Rutgers University - New Brunswick is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in physical sciences. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in physical sciences from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

2

Rutgers University - Newark
Newark, NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

Rutgers University - Newark is a good decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in physical sciences. Rutgers Newark is a large public university located in the large city of Newark.More information about a doctorate in physical sciences from Rutgers University - Newark

Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Physical Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	30	402
Maryland	29	97
Pennsylvania	29	260
District of Columbia	24	31
Delaware	21	44

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Physical Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	45
Physics	33
Astronomy & Astrophysics	10
Geological & Earth Sciences	8
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	5
Materials Sciences	3

Majors Similar to Physical Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Engineering	230
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	105
Mathematics & Statistics	43
Natural Resources & Conservation	16
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	6
Architecture & Related Services	6
Engineering Technologies	3

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA. More about our data sources and methodologies.