2024 Best Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Arizona

Physical Sciences is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #19 out of the 37 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Arizona to determine which ones were the best for physical sciences students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 132 master's degrees in physical sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master'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 - How many other physical sciences students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• 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 master'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 schools for physical sciences students working on their master'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 Master's Degree Schools in Arizona list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Physical Sciences in Arizona

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

Top Arizona Schools for a Master's in Physical Sciences

1

University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

104 Annual Graduates

University of Arizona is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a master's degree in physical sciences. University of Arizona is a very large public university located in the city of Tucson.More information about a master’s in physical sciences from University of Arizona

2

Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in physical sciences has to check out Northern Arizona University. NAU is a very large public university located in the small city of Flagstaff.More information about a master’s in physical sciences from Northern Arizona University

Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	32	476
Oklahoma	32	91
New Mexico	31	48

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Physical Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Physics	62
Geological & Earth Sciences	38
Astronomy & Astrophysics	11
Chemistry	10
Materials Sciences	6
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	5

Most Popular Majors Related to Physical Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Engineering	1,293
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	337
Architecture & Related Services	171
Mathematics & Statistics	162
Natural Resources & Conservation	138
Engineering Technologies	132
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	14

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.