2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences in Alaska

Physical Sciences is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #17 out of the 38 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences in Alaska ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 39 bachelor's degrees in physical sciences during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Physical Sciences in Alaska

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Physical Sciences Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK

26 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Alaska Fairbanks if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in physical sciences. UAF is a moderately-sized public university located in the small suburb of Fairbanks. More information about a bachelor’s in physical sciences from University of Alaska Fairbanks

2

University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, AK

13 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in physical sciences has to check out University of Alaska Anchorage. UAA is a large public university located in the city of Anchorage. More information about a bachelor’s in physical sciences from University of Alaska Anchorage

Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	37	3,889
Washington	34	983
Hawaii	30	79
Oregon	30	464
Nevada	29	126

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Physical Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Geological & Earth Sciences	21
Chemistry	13
Physics	5

Most Popular Majors Related to Physical Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Engineering	192
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	84
Natural Resources & Conservation	59
Computer & Information Sciences	52
Science Technologies / Technicians	25
Engineering Technologies	18
Mathematics & Statistics	16

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.