2025 Best Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Physical Sciences isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #19 in popularity out of 37 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 2 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for physical sciences students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 261 master's degrees in physical sciences during the 2022-2023 academic year.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on physical sciences students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of physical sciences students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for physical sciences to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized physical sciences related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Physical Sciences Schools

The physical 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 Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Physical Sciences in Massachusetts

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in physical sciences.

Top Massachusetts Schools for a Master's in Physical Sciences

1

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

43 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in physical sciences needs to check out University of Massachusetts Amherst. Located in the small city of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in physical sciences from University of Massachusetts Amherst

2

Northeastern University
Boston, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

23 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Northeastern University if you want to pursue a master's degree in physical sciences. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston.More information about a master’s in physical sciences from Northeastern University

Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Rhode Island	32	72
Connecticut	30	148
New Hampshire	27	34
Maine	27	8
Vermont	25	4

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Physical Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Physics	122
Chemistry	100
Astronomy & Astrophysics	23
Geological & Earth Sciences	15
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	1

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Engineering	3,986
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	1,635
Mathematics & Statistics	970
Architecture & Related Services	664
Engineering Technologies	348
Natural Resources & Conservation	266
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	37
Science Technologies / Technicians	3

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.