2025 Best General Physics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

General Physics is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #19 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of general physics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 83 doctor's degrees in general physics during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general physics students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general physics students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general physics related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 General Physics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Physics in the Rocky Mountains Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for general physics students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Doctorate in General Physics

1

University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

33 Annual Graduates

University of Colorado Boulder is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in general physics. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general physics from University of Colorado Boulder

2

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in general physics has to look into University of Utah. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general physics from University of Utah

Best General Physics Colleges by State

Explore the best general physics schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	182	49
Utah	144	19
Idaho	57	4
Montana	47	2
Wyoming	36	5

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Rankings in Majors Related to General Physics

One of 9 majors within the Physics area of study, General Physics has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 A. T. Service. More about our data sources and methodologies.