A degree in physics is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #68 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Physics Schools in Minnesota ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 225 degrees in physics annually.
Your choice of physics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Physics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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 Minnesota list to help you make the college decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of physics degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in physics. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were about 65 physics students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the physics program state that they receive average early career income of $54,350.
It's hard to beat St Olaf College if you want to pursue a degree in physics. St. Olaf is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Northfield. This college ranks 6th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 17 physics students who graduated with this degree at St. Olaf in the most recent year we have data available.
Carleton College is a good choice for students interested in a degree in physics. Carleton is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Northfield. A Best Colleges rank of #245 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Carleton is a great college overall.
There were roughly 28 physics students who graduated with this degree at Carleton in the most recent data year.
University of Minnesota - Duluth is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in physics. UMN Duluth is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Duluth. This university ranks 17th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 18 physics students who graduated with this degree at UMN Duluth 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. For our Best Overall Physics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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