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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UIU

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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL

Physical Sciences: 66 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Fully online

Students: 59,238
Retention: 95%
Programs: 200
Awards 2024-25: 17,879

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Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Physical Sciences: 66 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 26,793
Retention: 98%
Programs: 171
Awards 2024-25: 9,154

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University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

Physical Sciences: 66 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 24,404
Retention: 86%
Programs: 125
Awards 2024-25: 6,133

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Rice University

Houston, TX

Physical Sciences: 62 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 8,961
Retention: 97%
Programs: 89
Awards 2024-25: 2,880

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FSU

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Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Physical Sciences: 60 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 43,889
Retention: 96%
Programs: 149
Awards 2024-25: 14,293

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GSU

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Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA

Physical Sciences: 58 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 34,944
Retention: 80%
Programs: 162
Awards 2024-25: 8,848

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MSU

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Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Physical Sciences: 55 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 52,089
Retention: 90%
Programs: 268
Awards 2024-25: 13,223

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CSU

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Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Fort Collins, CO

Physical Sciences: 55 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 34,096
Retention: 86%
Programs: 189
Awards 2024-25: 8,384

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Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Physical Sciences: 55 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 18,625
Retention: 98%
Programs: 128
Awards 2024-25: 5,803

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University of California-Irvine

Irvine, CA

Physical Sciences: 54 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 37,297
Retention: 94%
Programs: 173
Awards 2024-25: 11,456

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CSM

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Colorado School of Mines

Golden, CO

Physical Sciences: 54 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Online option

Students: 8,044
Retention: 93%
Programs: 39
Awards 2024-25: 2,206

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CGS

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CUNY Graduate School and University Center

New York, NY

Physical Sciences: 53 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 9,536
Programs: 218
Awards 2024-25: 2,894

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University of Houston

Houston, TX

Physical Sciences: 51 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 47,980
Retention: 87%
Programs: 153
Awards 2024-25: 11,831

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SBU

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Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Physical Sciences: 50 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 26,689
Retention: 90%
Programs: 176
Awards 2024-25: 7,857

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WSU

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Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Physical Sciences: 50 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 23,803
Retention: 83%
Programs: 194
Awards 2024-25: 6,417

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UNH

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University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

Physical Sciences: 50 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 9,229
Retention: 76%
Programs: 149
Awards 2024-25: 3,890

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UVC

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University of Virginia-Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA

Physical Sciences: 49 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 26,409
Retention: 98%
Programs: 123
Awards 2024-25: 9,098

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Duke University

Durham, NC

Physical Sciences: 49 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 17,499
Retention: 98%
Programs: 169
Awards 2024-25: 7,776

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UCB

Public

University of California-Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA

Physical Sciences: 47 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 26,133
Retention: 93%
Programs: 97
Awards 2024-25: 7,580

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OSU

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Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Physical Sciences: 45 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 37,163
Retention: 88%
Programs: 162
Awards 2024-25: 8,485

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University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

Physical Sciences: 45 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 31,903
Retention: 85%
Programs: 292
Awards 2024-25: 9,343

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UOC

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University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

Norman, OK

Physical Sciences: 44 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 30,851
Retention: 90%
Programs: 160
Awards 2024-25: 7,630

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University of Connecticut

Storrs, CT

Physical Sciences: 43 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 28,306
Retention: 92%
Programs: 245
Awards 2024-25: 8,615

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UNM

Public

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

Albuquerque, NM

Physical Sciences: 41 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 23,124
Retention: 76%
Programs: 148
Awards 2024-25: 5,063

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