Colleges offering master's degrees in Physical Sciences

372 U.S. colleges and universities offer programs in Physical Sciences at the master level. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

All levels Certificate 174 Associate 365 Bachelor 1,172 Master 372 PhD 236 Professional 1

Most schools offering it: California (177), Texas (94), Pennsylvania (94), New York (91), Ohio (63), Massachusetts (51)

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JHU

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Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Physical Sciences: 205 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Fully online

Students: 30,210
Retention: 98%
Programs: 209
Awards 2024-25: 12,221

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OUC

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Ohio University-Main Campus

Athens, OH

Physical Sciences: 158 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Online option

Students: 26,323
Retention: 84%
Programs: 266
Awards 2024-25: 7,864

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UCA

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University of California-Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

Physical Sciences: 149 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 47,335
Retention: 97%
Programs: 193
Awards 2024-25: 14,956

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OSU

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Ohio State University-Main Campus

Columbus, OH

Physical Sciences: 148 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 61,443
Retention: 94%
Programs: 253
Awards 2024-25: 16,558

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University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI

Physical Sciences: 132 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 51,044
Retention: 96%
Programs: 262
Awards 2024-25: 19,199

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UCD

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University of California-San Diego

La Jolla, CA

Physical Sciences: 126 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 44,256
Retention: 94%
Programs: 162
Awards 2024-25: 13,222

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Yale University

New Haven, CT

Physical Sciences: 122 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 15,564
Retention: 99%
Programs: 132
Awards 2024-25: 5,610

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UMA

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University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI

Physical Sciences: 115 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 52,855
Retention: 97%
Programs: 254
Awards 2024-25: 16,680

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University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Physical Sciences: 115 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 18,566
Retention: 99%
Programs: 121
Awards 2024-25: 6,960

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University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Physical Sciences: 111 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Online option

Students: 56,365
Retention: 83%
Programs: 307
Awards 2024-25: 12,522

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NYU

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New York University

New York, NY

Physical Sciences: 110 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 56,832
Retention: 96%
Programs: 237
Awards 2024-25: 20,211

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UWC

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University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Seattle, WA

Physical Sciences: 109 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 56,997
Retention: 95%
Programs: 385
Awards 2024-25: 15,047

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University of California-Berkeley

Berkeley, CA

Physical Sciences: 109 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 45,882
Retention: 97%
Programs: 172
Awards 2024-25: 15,568

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University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

Physical Sciences: 104 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Online option

Students: 11,946
Retention: 91%
Programs: 186
Awards 2024-25: 4,112

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UMC

Public

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN

Physical Sciences: 101 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 56,666
Retention: 91%
Programs: 276
Awards 2024-25: 12,420

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CUC

Private nonprofit

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, NY

Physical Sciences: 100 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Online option

Students: 35,173
Retention: 98%
Programs: 209
Awards 2024-25: 15,748

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Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Physical Sciences: 98 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 9,137
Retention: 98%
Programs: 53
Awards 2024-25: 2,453

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TAU

Public

Texas A&M University-College Station

College Station, TX

Physical Sciences: 94 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Fully online

Students: 78,321
Retention: 94%
Programs: 266
Awards 2024-25: 22,577

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Brown University

Providence, RI

Physical Sciences: 86 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 11,956
Retention: 99%
Programs: 123
Awards 2024-25: 3,477

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MSU

Public

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Physical Sciences: 85 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Online option

Students: 23,150
Retention: 83%
Programs: 120
Awards 2024-25: 5,860

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Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Physical Sciences: 83 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 30,259
Retention: 98%
Programs: 259
Awards 2024-25: 11,030

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UCB

Public

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, CO

Physical Sciences: 75 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 38,799
Retention: 90%
Programs: 120
Awards 2024-25: 10,325

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CMU

Private nonprofit

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Physical Sciences: 75 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 15,888
Retention: 98%
Programs: 203
Awards 2024-25: 6,222

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University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Physical Sciences: 73 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Online option

Students: 29,109
Retention: 99%
Programs: 229
Awards 2024-25: 10,603

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