2025 Best Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Indiana

a doctor's degree in physical sciences is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #7 out of 36 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Indiana to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of physical sciences. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 168 doctor's degrees in physical sciences during the 2021-2022 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to physical sciences students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of physical sciences students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt physical sciences students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized physical sciences related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for physical sciences students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Physical Sciences in Indiana

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for physical sciences students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Indiana Schools for a Doctorate in Physical Sciences

1

Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

70 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Purdue University - Main Campus if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in physical sciences. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in physical sciences from Purdue University - Main Campus

2

Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, IN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

52 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Indiana University - Bloomington if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in physical sciences. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in physical sciences from Indiana University - Bloomington

Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Physical Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	29	206
Ohio	29	223
Illinois	29	292
Wisconsin	27	110

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Physical Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	114
Physics	42
Geological & Earth Sciences	8
Astronomy & Astrophysics	4

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Engineering	475
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	162
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	115
Mathematics & Statistics	76
Engineering Technologies	39
Natural Resources & Conservation	9

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA. More about our data sources and methodologies.