by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Physical Science Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 3,823 people earned their degree in general physical sciences, making the major the 144th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general physical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,561 and had an average of $12,761 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 1,209 general physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 13 general physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,693 and $0 respectively.
To top this list, a school must have a successful general physical sciences program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Physical Science Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree physical science students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Naval Postgraduate School. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Physical Science Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s. Located in Monterey, California, this small public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified masters’s physical science students in 2020-2021.
Full Naval Postgraduate School General Physical Sciences Report
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