2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Physical Sciences

PHYSICAL SCIENCES DEGREES

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES

College students majoring in physical sciences are quite uncommon. Each concentration confers close to 6,200 bachelor's degrees per annum; 293 people last spring completed a college degree in physical sciences, making it the 325th most popular area of study nationwide. 58 of those degrees were conferred at CUNY Graduate School and University Center, which boasts having the biggest department in the US. 77 of those degrees were granted at colleges in New York.

84 institutions nationally award undergrad degrees in physical sciences; ipso facto, choosing the right fit is often challenging. In comparison with the average focus, there are 56.2% fewer schools offering undergrad degrees in physical sciences, making it the 192nd most widely available major in the United States.

GRADUATE DEGREES

While 74% of last year's degrees in physical sciences were undergraduate degrees; 26% were grad degrees. Physical sciences is the 299th most popular advanced degree in America, with 102 degrees conferred. For context, physical sciences is 96% less popular among graduate students than the average subject.

In Total, 395 students received a bachelor's or higher in physical sciences last spring.

ONLINE PHYSICAL SCIENCES DEGREES

11 of those 395 graduates (2.8%) completed their degrees online - 0 college students and 11 postgraduate students. It is currently the 238th most popular online advanced degree, and 98.2% shy of the US average (616).

PARTIALLY ONLINE PHYSICAL SCIENCES DEGREES

• 65 people last May earned undergraduate degrees in physical sciences partially online
• Physical sciences is the 196th most universally offered partially online undergraduate degree in the USA
• Last year, 76 students were conferred a bachelor's or higher in physical sciences partially online
• Arizona State University-Tempe​ granted more partially online undergrad degrees in physical sciences than any other school in the country (28)
• Last spring, 86% of partially online degrees in physical sciences were four-year degrees; 14% were postgraduate degrees
• The average concentration is offered at around 154 institutions partially online

IN-PERSON PHYSICAL SCIENCES DEGREES

• Physical sciences is the 318th most popular in-person undergraduate degree in the nation
• Bachelor's degrees in physical sciences are available in-person at 16 colleges across the nation
• 77.82% of all four-year degree in physical sciences are earned in-person
• CUNY Graduate School and University Center's​ last undergraduate class contained a higher percentage of entirely in-person physical sciences majors than any other institution in America (8.76%)
• 74% of totally in-person degrees in physical sciences last year were bachelor's degrees; 26% were postgrad degrees
• 78.43% of all postgraduate degrees in physical sciences are earned comprehensively in-person