Chemical Physics degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #1122 out of the 1506 majors we look at each year. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for chemical physics students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 46 degrees in chemical physics to qualified students.
Your choice of chemical physics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Chemical Physics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The chemical physics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Chemical Physics Schools.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat.
Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
Best Schools for Chemical Physics in the United States
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 chemical physics degrees they offer, see the list below.
Every student pursuing a degree in chemical physics needs to check out University of California - Davis. UC Davis is a very large public university located in the suburb of Davis. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC Davis is a great university overall.
There were approximately 2 chemical physics students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent data year.
University of Maryland - College Park is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in chemical physics. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.
There were about 4 chemical physics students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Colorado Boulder is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in chemical physics. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were approximately 1 chemical physics students who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in chemical physics has to look into Kent State University at Kent. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 9th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were approximately 6 chemical physics students who graduated with this degree at Kent State in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
Your choice of chemical physics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Chemical Physics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
