2024 Best Physics Schools in Kansas

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Kansas to determine which ones were the best for physics students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 85 degrees in physics during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Physics Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Physics Schools in Kansas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Physics in Kansas

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the physics degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Kansas Schools in Physics

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Kansas is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in physics. KU is a very large public university located in the city of Lawrence.More information about a degree in physics from University of Kansas

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Wichita State University
Wichita, KS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

38.5% Growth in Graduates

Wichita State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in physics. WSU is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Wichita.More information about a degree in physics from Wichita State University

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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).
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