2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Chemical Physics

Chemical Physics is about average in terms of popularity for doctor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #375 out of the 815 majors across the country that we analyze each year. 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 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Chemical Physics ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 10 doctor's degrees in chemical physics during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Chemical Physics School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in chemical physics matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Chemical Physics ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of chemical physics students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for chemical physics.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Chemical Physics in the United States

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for chemical physics students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Chemical Physics Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MD

#1 Best Quality In MD

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in chemical physics has to look into University of Maryland - College Park. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in chemical physics in Maryland.

There were approximately 5 chemical physics students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in chemical physics from University of Maryland - College Park

2

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Southern California is a popular choice for students pursuing a doctor's degree in chemical physics. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

There were roughly 2 chemical physics students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in chemical physics from University of Southern California

2

Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In OH

#1 Best Quality In OH

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Kent State University at Kent if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in chemical physics. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in chemical physics in Ohio.

There were roughly 2 chemical physics individuals who graduated with this degree at Kent State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in chemical physics from Kent State University at Kent

4

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IL

#1 Best Quality In IL

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a popular decision for students pursuing a doctor's degree in chemical physics. UIUC is a very large public university located in the small city of Champaign. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in chemical physics in Illinois.

There were roughly 1 chemical physics individuals who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in chemical physics from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

5

Washington State University
Pullman, WA

#1 Most Popular In WA

Wazzu is a very large public university located in the town of Pullman. More information about a doctorate in chemical physics from Washington State University

5

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

#1 Most Popular In MI

Michigan State is a very large public university located in the small city of East Lansing. More information about a doctorate in chemical physics from Michigan State University

5

University of Nevada - Reno
Reno, NV

#1 Most Popular In NV

Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public university with a fairly large student population. More information about a doctorate in chemical physics from University of Nevada - Reno

5

University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO

#1 Most Popular In CO

Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public university with a fairly large student population. More information about a doctorate in chemical physics from University of Colorado Boulder

Chemical Physics by Region

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Chemical Physics Related Rankings by Major

Chemical Physics is one of 11 different types of Chemistry programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Chemical Physics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Chemistry	2,720
Polymer Chemistry	41
Other Chemistry	38
Organic Chemistry	9
Environmental Chemistry	9
Analytical Chemistry	6
Physical Chemistry	6
Inorganic Chemistry	4
Theoretical Chemistry	1

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.