2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences in Utah

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in physical sciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #7 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences in Utah ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 77 doctor's degrees in physical sciences to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Physical Sciences School for Your Doctor's Degree

The physical sciences doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences in Utah ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality physical sciences program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Physical Sciences Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for physical sciences.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Physical Sciences in Utah

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in physical sciences.

Most Well Attended Schools for Physical Sciences Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

53 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In UT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Utah is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in physical sciences. U of U is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in physical sciences in Utah.

There were roughly 53 physical sciences students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent data year.

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2

Brigham Young University - Provo
Provo, UT

19 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In UT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Brigham Young University - Provo is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in physical sciences. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Provo. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in physical sciences in Utah.

There were roughly 19 physical sciences students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in physical sciences from Brigham Young University - Provo

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Utah State University
Logan, UT

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In UT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Utah State University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in physical sciences. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in physical sciences in Utah.

There were about 5 physical sciences students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent data year.

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Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular Physical Sciences Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	26	149
Montana	15	21
Idaho	15	14
Wyoming	12	21

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Physical Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	37
Physics	21
Geological & Earth Sciences	10
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	8
Astronomy & Astrophysics	1

Most Popular Majors Related to Physical Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Engineering	117
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	68
Mathematics & Statistics	28
Computer & Information Sciences	26
Natural Resources & Conservation	5
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	4

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.