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Insufficient Data for Virginia

Because of absent data, we couldn't provide you with the physical sciences highest paid graduate ranking. This is typically due to there not being enough schools in Virginia that both offer physical sciences and provided enough information for us to do a sufficient analysis.

As an alternative, check out at some of our other Physical Sciences rankings below or check out our overall Best Colleges for Physical Sciences ranking.

 

Physical Sciences Related Rankings by Major

Physical Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	589
Physics	268
Geological & Earth Sciences	112
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	47
Other Physical Science	45

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Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	3,964
Computer & Information Sciences	3,618
Engineering	3,470
Mathematics & Statistics	810
Natural Resources & Conservation	578

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Notes and References

• 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.
• Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA.

More about our data sources and methodologies.