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

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.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences in Kentucky ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 28 doctor's degrees in physical sciences during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

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 Kentucky
Lexington, KY

18 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In KY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Kentucky is a popular choice for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in physical sciences. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in physical sciences in Kentucky. More information about a doctorate in physical sciences from University of Kentucky

2

University of Louisville
Louisville, KY

10 Annual Doctor's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Louisville is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in physical sciences. UofL is a fairly large public university located in the city of Louisville. More information about a doctorate in physical sciences from University of Louisville

 

Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	29	272
Virginia	29	139
Georgia	28	162
South Carolina	27	57
North Carolina	26	197
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	20
Physics and Astronomy	5
Geological & Earth Sciences	3

Most Popular Majors Related to Physical Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	72
Engineering	65
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	26
Mathematics & Statistics	24
Computer & Information Sciences	17

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.