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2025 Best Natural Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

5 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
281 Natural Sciences Degrees Awarded
$31,031 Avg Early-Career Salary
Natural Sciences isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #208 in popularity out of 395 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for natural sciences students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 281 degrees in natural sciences to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Natural Sciences School

Best Natural Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region Your choice of natural sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Natural Sciences School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Natural Sciences

The natural sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Natural Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Natural Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the natural sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Natural Sciences

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MD
33 Natural Sciences Degrees Awarded

Johns Hopkins University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in natural sciences. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.

There were about 33 natural sciences students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent data year.

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New York University
New York, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In NY

It is hard to beat New York University if you want to pursue a degree in natural sciences. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were about 29 natural sciences students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

It is difficult to beat Temple University if you want to pursue a degree in natural sciences. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 18 natural sciences students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the natural sciences degree program at Temple University make $14,879 more than the typical college grad in this field shortly after graduation.

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Daemen College
Amherst, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
100 Natural Sciences Degrees Awarded
$6,394 Median Starting Salary

Daemen College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in natural sciences. Daemen College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Amherst. This college ranks 74th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 100 natural sciences students who graduated with this degree at Daemen College in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the natural sciences program state that they receive average early career wages of $6,394.

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Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In NY
40.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 28th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 5 natural sciences students who graduated with this degree at Hofstra in the most recent data year.

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Best Natural Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best natural sciences colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 55
New York 333 158
Maryland 279 26
New Jersey 273 5

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One of 51 majors within the Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies area of study, Natural Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Natural Sciences Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Natural Sciences 281

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Majors Similar to Natural Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 3,561
Biological & Physical Science 1,049
Sustainability Science 798
Nutrition Science 737
Interdisciplinary Studies 704
Human Biology 663
Behavioral Science 615
International Studies 577
Computational Science 549
Data Analytics 527

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