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

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 reviewed 5 schools in Georgia to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of physical sciences. Combined, these schools handed out 134 doctor's degrees in physical sciences to qualified students.

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

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in physical sciences matters. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences in Georgia ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

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. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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. Plus, you can view our other rankings for physical sciences.

 

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

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

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
Atlanta, GA

39 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in physical sciences. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in physical sciences in Georgia.

There were approximately 39 physical sciences students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Tech in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in physical sciences from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

2

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

36 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Georgia is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in physical sciences. UGA is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Athens. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in physical sciences in Georgia.

There were about 36 physical sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in physical sciences from University of Georgia

3

Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA

28 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Georgia State University is a popular decision for students pursuing a doctor's degree in physical sciences. Georgia State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Atlanta. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in physical sciences in Georgia.

There were roughly 28 physical sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at Georgia State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in physical sciences from Georgia State University

4

Emory University
Atlanta, GA

24 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in physical sciences needs to check out Emory University. Emory is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Atlanta. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in physical sciences in Georgia.

There were about 24 physical sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in physical sciences from Emory University

5

Clark Atlanta University
Atlanta, GA

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large city of Atlanta, CAU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were roughly 7 physical sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at CAU in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in physical sciences from Clark Atlanta University

 

Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	29	272
Virginia	29	139
South Carolina	27	57
North Carolina	26	197
Kentucky	26	39
Tennessee	25	79
Louisiana	25	59
Mississippi	24	39
Alabama	24	52
Arkansas	23	28
West Virginia	20	22

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Physical Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	87
Physics	37
Astronomy & Astrophysics	7
Geological & Earth Sciences	3

Most Popular Majors Related to Physical Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Engineering	387
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	246
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	164
Computer & Information Sciences	78
Mathematics & Statistics	44
Architecture & Related Services	13
Natural Resources & Conservation	8

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.