Physics is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #68 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of physics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 337 degrees in physics annually.
Your choice of physics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Physics School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Physics Schools in Michigan list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the physics degree levels they offer.
It's difficult to beat University of Michigan - Ann Arbor if you want to pursue a degree in physics. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were approximately 120 physics students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available. Physics degree recipients from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor receive an earnings boost of about $2,042 above the typical income of physics majors.
Michigan State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in physics. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 93 physics students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the physics program earn an average of $35,999 in the first couple years of their career.
Wayne State University is a great option for students interested in a degree in physics. Wayne State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Detroit. This university ranks 9th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 17 physics students who graduated with this degree at Wayne 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).
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Your choice of physics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Physics School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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