2025 Best Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa

When it comes to popularity, a bachelor's degree in physical sciences sits in the middle of the road, ranking #18 out of 38 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 293 bachelor's degrees in physical sciences to qualified students.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on physical sciences students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other physical sciences students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt physical sciences students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized physical sciences related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for physical sciences students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Physical Sciences Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Physical Sciences in Iowa

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in physical sciences.

Top Iowa Schools for a Bachelor's in Physical Sciences

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Iowa State University
Ames, IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

74 Annual Graduates

Iowa State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in physical sciences. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in physical sciences from Iowa State University

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

81 Annual Graduates

University of Iowa is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in physical sciences. Iowa is a fairly large public university located in the city of Iowa City.More information about a bachelor’s in physical sciences from University of Iowa

Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	35	546
Kansas	33	220
Minnesota	33	714
South Dakota	31	89
Nebraska	31	188
North Dakota	30	60

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Physical Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	146
Physics	85
Geological & Earth Sciences	40
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	14
Astronomy & Astrophysics	7
General Physical Sciences	1

Most Popular Majors Related to Physical Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Engineering	1,871
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	1,316
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	685
Mathematics & Statistics	360
Natural Resources & Conservation	274
Engineering Technologies	234
Architecture & Related Services	102
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences	29

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.