Physical Sciences General

A program that focuses on the major topics, concepts, processes, and interrelationships of physical phenomena as studied in any combination of physical science disciplines.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 140 institutions across the United States, with a total of 8243 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

2,318

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

356

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

degrees awarded

Other Awards

5,496

awards given

Top Schools for Physical Sciences General

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Middlesex College Edison, NJ	540
2	Richard Bland College South Prince George, VA	465
3	American River College Sacramento, CA	357
4	Tulsa Community College Tulsa, OK	348
5	CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn, NY	342
6	CUNY LaGuardia Community College Long Island City, NY	312
7	Western Nevada College Carson City, NV	306
8	Seattle Central College Seattle, WA	198
9	El Camino Community College District Torrance, CA	192
10	CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College New York, NY	189
11	Mesa Community College Mesa, AZ	180
12	College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY	177
13	University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA	174
14	Jackson College Jackson, MI	146
15	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	141
16	Glendale Community College Glendale, AZ	135
17	CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY	129
18	Pierce College District Lakewood, WA	123
19	Long Beach City College Long Beach, CA	117
20	Green River College Auburn, WA	114
21	Villanova University Villanova, PA	111
22	Chandler-Gilbert Community College Chandler, AZ	108
23	Estrella Mountain Community College Avondale, AZ	108
24	CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY	105
25	Highline College Des Moines, WA	99
26	Cascadia College Bothell, WA	93
27	Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon, WA	90
28	Phoenix College Phoenix, AZ	90
29	CUNY Queensborough Community College Bayside, NY	90
30	Rio Salado College Tempe, AZ	87
31	CUNY Bronx Community College Bronx, NY	84
32	South Puget Sound Community College Olympia, WA	81
33	Bellevue College Bellevue, WA	81
34	South Seattle College Seattle, WA	75
35	Northern Oklahoma College Tonkawa, OK	69
36	Scottsdale Community College Scottsdale, AZ	69
37	North Central Michigan College Petoskey, MI	69
38	University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus Gallup, NM	69
39	University of New Mexico-Taos Campus Ranchos de Taos, NM	66
40	Paradise Valley Community College Phoenix, AZ	63
41	Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston, MS	63
42	Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	60
43	United States Naval Academy Annapolis, MD	60
44	North Seattle College Seattle, WA	60
45	Clark College Vancouver, WA	57
46	University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus Los Lunas, NM	57
47	Shoreline Community College Shoreline, WA	57
48	Reading Area Community College Reading, PA	54
49	Edmonds College Lynnwood, WA	54
50	Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	51
51	South Mountain Community College Phoenix, AZ	48
52	Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA	45
53	University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR	45
54	San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX	39
55	California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA	39
56	Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA	36
57	Clovis Community College Fresno, CA	36
58	Emory University Atlanta, GA	33
59	Chadron State College Chadron, NE	33
60	Wenatchee Valley College Wenatchee, WA	33
61	Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga, CA	33
62	Columbia Basin College Pasco, WA	33
63	Taft College Taft, CA	30
64	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	30
65	CUNY Hostos Community College Bronx, NY	27
66	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	27
67	Washington State University Pullman, WA	27
68	University of Chicago Chicago, IL	24
69	Wright State University-Lake Campus Celina, OH	24
70	Yakima Valley College Yakima, WA	24
71	Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell, PA	24
72	Spokane Community College Spokane, WA	21
73	GateWay Community College Phoenix, AZ	21
74	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS	21
75	Spokane Falls Community College Spokane, WA	21
76	Citrus College Glendora, CA	18
77	Tacoma Community College Tacoma, WA	18
78	Everett Community College Everett, WA	15
79	Butler Community College El Dorado, KS	15
80	Mount Wachusett Community College Gardner, MA	15
81	Compton College Compton, CA	15
82	Purdue University Northwest Hammond, IN	15
83	Glendale Community College Glendale, CA	15
84	Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches, LA	15
85	Olympic College Bremerton, WA	15
86	Lower Columbia College Longview, WA	15
87	Warren County Community College Washington, NJ	15
88	Covenant College Lookout Mountain, GA	12
89	Grays Harbor College Aberdeen, WA	12
90	Walla Walla Community College Walla Walla, WA	12
91	Hudson Valley Community College Troy, NY	12
92	Big Bend Community College Moses Lake, WA	12
93	Whatcom Community College Bellingham, WA	12
94	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NM	12
95	University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Mayaguez, PR	9
96	Herkimer County Community College Herkimer, NY	9
97	Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg, PA	9
98	Lincoln University Lincoln University, PA	9
99	Emporia State University Emporia, KS	9
100	Utah Valley University Orem, UT	9