2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Physical Chemistry

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Doctor's Degree in physical chemistry. It is ranked #548 out of 815 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the most popular for physical chemistry students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 6 doctor's degrees in physical chemistry to qualified students.

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One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for physical chemistry.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Physical Chemistry in the United States

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for physical chemistry students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Physical Chemistry Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IA

#1 Best Quality In IA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Iowa State University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in physical chemistry. Iowa State is a very large public university located in the small city of Ames. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in physical chemistry in Iowa. More information about a doctorate in physical chemistry from Iowa State University

2

University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras
San Juan, PR

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in physical chemistry. Located in the city of San Juan, UPR Rio Piedras is a public university with a large student population. More information about a doctorate in physical chemistry from University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras

Physical Chemistry by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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Physical Chemistry Related Rankings by Major

Physical Chemistry is one of 11 different types of Chemistry programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Chemistry	2,720
Polymer Chemistry	41
Other Chemistry	38
Chemical Physics	10
Organic Chemistry	9
Environmental Chemistry	9
Analytical Chemistry	6
Inorganic Chemistry	4
Theoretical Chemistry	1

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.